MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 72.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	80.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). 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	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '19 at 04:40
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	15%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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 above expectations (76^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Memory 71.4 1-Core 103 2-Core 209 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 396 8-Core 660 64% 528 Pts	64-Core 848 52% 848 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Asus(1043 8598) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.1% Excellent	Lighting 99.5 Reflection 109 Parallax 93.8 81% 101 fps	MRender 93.6 Gravity 94.8 Splatting 97.4 78% 95.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 55GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXB7001Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,901 Write 1,091 Mixed 755 274% 1,249 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 64.6 215% 73.2 MB/s	DQ Read 765 DQ Write 647 DQ Mixed 725 538% 712 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
WD Blue 500GB (2010)-$24 496,077 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 394GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 92 91 92 92 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	60.9% Good	Read 121 Write 112 Mixed 72.5 SusWrite 91 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 60.9% Great: 69%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 672GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 92 93 92 93 93 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 105 Write 102 Mixed 90.3 SusWrite 91.7 72% 97.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A3 6TB 4,829 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 5.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 184 187 184 187 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 194 Write 182 Mixed 93.5 SusWrite 185 217% 163 MB/s	4K Read 17.5 4K Write 9.4 4K Mixed 0.7 408% 9.2 MB/s	DQ Read 0.4 DQ Write 9.2 DQ Mixed 0.7 338% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77.5% Very good	MC Read 30.2 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 26.7 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 23 67% 23.4 GB/s	Latency 98.1 41% 98.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.5% Great: 110%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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 $130Bench 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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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