MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 28% Raft	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	35.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	73.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	May 07 '19 at 15:04
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing as expected (41^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.7% Very good	Memory 70.5 1-Core 92.8 2-Core 194 67% 119 Pts	4-Core 380 8-Core 698 65% 539 Pts	64-Core 1,011 63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 3351) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 417.22 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	35.8% Below average	Lighting 46.1 Reflection 32.5 Parallax 39.4 38% 39.3 fps	MRender 38.5 Gravity 42.7 Splatting 38 32% 39.8 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 35.8% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 25GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR040 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 71 153 141 143 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 430 Write 330 Mixed 300 SusWrite 137 67% 299 MB/s	4K Read 22.5 4K Write 76.4 4K Mixed 34.4 119% 44.4 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 253 DQ Mixed 250 186% 246 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 95%
Samsung HD502IJ 500GB-$40 25,285 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 85GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 84 83 84 84 84 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	42% Average	Read 62 Write 41.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 83.9 42% 57.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42% Great: 59%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 250GB-$33 44,469 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 48GB free Firmware: CC44 SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 73 69 69 75 75 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	37.9% Below average	Read 59.3 Write 60 Mixed 41 SusWrite 72.4 43% 58.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 151% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37.9% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 94GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 108 110 111 111 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.7% Good	Read 108 Write 110 Mixed 83.5 SusWrite 110 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.1 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D2 2x8GB 1,659 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.5% Average	MC Read 15.9 MC Write 11.7 MC Mixed 12.6 38% 13.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.5 SC Write 15.1 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 40.5% Great: 92%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	817x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	339x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	326x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16