MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 80.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 26 '19 at 22:39
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 107 2-Core 214 76% 134 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 667 67% 544 Pts	64-Core 866 54% 866 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6181) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 144 Parallax 127 114% 137 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 139 Splatting 109 98% 120 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB-$60 15,626 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 78GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,317 Write 521 Mixed 640 250% 1,159 MB/s	4K Read 34.4 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 51.2 176% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 616 DQ Write 510 DQ Mixed 468 376% 532 MB/s
Poor: 127% Great: 333%
Kingston SSDNow V300 60GB-$76 24,219 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 7GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 407 Write 81.4 Mixed 126 44% 205 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 33.4 125% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 113 DQ Write 80.8 DQ Mixed 99.1 74% 97.7 MB/s
Poor: 27% Great: 69%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 158GB free Firmware: CC41 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 146 Write 140 Mixed 29.2 76% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.2 393% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 111%
ADATA USB Flash Drive 16GB 481 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 14GB free, PID dd4a Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 98.9 Write 11.8 Mixed 18.5 38% 43.1 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 1.8 100% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 28%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB 7,238 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 41.2 MC Mixed 35.2 115% 40.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 40.7 SC Mixed 28.7 89% 31 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 111%

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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	823x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	267x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16