MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. 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	45.1% 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	120% 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	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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1932 x 1086 - 32 Bit colores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 05 '19 at 19:25
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	CHL-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Memory 76.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 226 77% 138 Pts	4-Core 452 8-Core 755 74% 603 Pts	64-Core 938 58% 938 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8 Relative performance (0^th percentile)	45.1% Average	Lighting 83.9 Reflection 82.5 Parallax 72.7 68% 79.7 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 45.1% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53 30,265 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 92GB free (System drive) Firmware: E8FK11.T Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 433 224 208 206 217 222 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 699 Write 687 Mixed 650 SusWrite 252 128% 572 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 89.7 4K Mixed 47.6 155% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 700 DQ Write 561 DQ Mixed 501 410% 587 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 141%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 500GB-$24 574,344 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 101GB free Firmware: KC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 127 126 129 129 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	72% Very good	Read 125 Write 125 Mixed 67.5 SusWrite 126 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 72% Great: 88%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 26GB free Firmware: CA12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 100 101 101 102 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	57% Above average	Read 98.3 Write 94.2 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 100 64% 86.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 57% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 1x8GB-$25 19,648 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	46% Average	MC Read 16.7 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 14.2 44% 15.4 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 17.4 SC Mixed 16.7 47% 16.5 GB/s	Latency 87.9 46% 87.9 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46% Great: 47%

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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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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