MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 22% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	18.7% 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	89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	May 19 '19 at 08:50
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	42%

PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 77.5 1-Core 126 2-Core 251 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 491 8-Core 748 77% 620 Pts	64-Core 974 60% 974 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92 309,423 User benchmarks, average bench 17% Asus(1043 84DD) 2GB CLim: 1398 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	18.7% Very poor	Lighting 23.1 Reflection 17.8 Parallax 21.7 19% 20.9 fps	MRender 26.7 Gravity 24 Splatting 18.3 18% 23 fps
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 18.7% Great: 19%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$90 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 204GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 329 264 252 248 249 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	89% Excellent	Read 379 Write 389 Mixed 308 SusWrite 288 77% 341 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 93.7 4K Mixed 43.4 153% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 113 DQ Mixed 157 127% 184 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 134%
WD WD5000AACS-00ZUB0 500GB 19,716 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 98GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 71 74 73 74 71 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 67.7 Write 69.3 Mixed 49.8 SusWrite 72.6 48% 64.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 49%
Seagate ST2000DX001 2TB 135 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 987GB free Firmware: CV13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 159 158 164 164 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 154 Mixed 77.1 SusWrite 161 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 139% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 138GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 95 108 106 105 106 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	77.7% Very good	Read 167 Write 144 Mixed 29.9 SusWrite 104 80% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 77.7% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2800 C16 4x4GB-$210 3,970 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 29.1 MC Write 27.3 MC Mixed 25.8 78% 27.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 28.6 SC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.7 GB/s	Latency 85.4 47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 110%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	819x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $21Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $23	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16