MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	144% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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 ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	30.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '19 at 05:20
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Memory 77.9 1-Core 131 2-Core 257 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 915 85% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,337 83% 1,337 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 1TB 3,813 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 661GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 647 646 643 586 431 332 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	144% Outstanding	Read 1,492 Write 518 Mixed 844 SusWrite 548 188% 850 MB/s	4K Read 42.3 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 13.7 86% 21.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,192 DQ Write 9 DQ Mixed 18 158% 406 MB/s
Poor: 156% ↑ This bench: 144% Great: 287%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 5GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 136 Write 94.2 Mixed 107 25% 112 MB/s	4K Read 19.6 4K Write 67.8 4K Mixed 26.5 100% 38 MB/s	DQ Read 107 DQ Write 88 DQ Mixed 90.5 70% 95 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 73%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 335GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 39 38 39 40 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 115 Write 4.2 Mixed 8 SusWrite 37.3 30% 41.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 113%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 28 28 28 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	38.2% Below average	Read 105 Write 28.1 Mixed 34.4 SusWrite 27.6 36% 48.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 96% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.2% Great: 67%
WD Black 6TB (2016)-$235 6,443 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: 81.H0A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 43 43 43 43 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 140 Write 41.8 Mixed 49.6 SusWrite 42.6 50% 68.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2400 C15 Series TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 2400 C15 Series 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	77% Very good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 27.5 MC Mixed 25 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 25.4 74% 26.1 GB/s	Latency 84.4 47% 84.4 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 77%

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Gaming 46%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	37x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	15x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $40Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $381

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $15	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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