MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	51% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 14 '19 at 02:19
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 289 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 836 87% 699 Pts	64-Core 1,058 66% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Gigabyte(1458 2290) ≥ 4GB CLim: 947 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.6.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	51% Above average	Lighting 62.9 Reflection 56.6 Parallax 75.1 51% 64.8 fps	MRender 56 Gravity 53.7 Splatting 71.4 51% 60.4 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 250GB-$81 26,761 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 137 176 178 114 141 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	55.4% Above average	Read 442 Write 251 Mixed 152 SusWrite 157 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 42.8 4K Mixed 25.7 82% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 24.7 DQ Write 85.9 DQ Mixed 42.2 36% 50.9 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 55.4% Great: 100%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 158GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 357 356 353 356 358 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 371 Write 354 Mixed 289 SusWrite 356 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 39.9 137% 50.5 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 169 DQ Mixed 165 131% 183 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 103%
WD Blue 3D 1TB-$85 16,039 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 221GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 488 485 486 487 490 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 484 Mixed 393 SusWrite 487 105% 466 MB/s	4K Read 38.7 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 48.8 183% 68.1 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 333 DQ Mixed 279 230% 328 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 121%
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 324GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 426 412 424 423 417 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 470 Mixed 399 SusWrite 423 101% 448 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 52.7 189% 68.8 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 111 133% 232 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 114%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 683GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 108 109 109 109 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	67% Good	Read 124 Write 124 Mixed 82.5 SusWrite 109 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.2 219% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 67% Great: 109%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 399GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 137 134 140 141 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	77.2% Very good	Read 131 Write 80.3 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 138 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.3 232% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 77.2% Great: 75%

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 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 35 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 34.6 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 110%

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Gaming 45%

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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	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 $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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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) $30	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