MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 70.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	96.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191002
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 10 '19 at 21:33
Run Duration	364 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

PC Performing as expected (51^st 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 as expected (51^st percentile)	70.3% Very good	Memory 67.6 1-Core 102 2-Core 204 69% 124 Pts	4-Core 393 8-Core 561 60% 477 Pts	64-Core 801 50% 801 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 70.3% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$93 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 396GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 367 309 299 295 295 295 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 484 Write 464 Mixed 353 SusWrite 310 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 32 4K Write 74.2 4K Mixed 42 142% 49.4 MB/s	DQ Read 322 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 250 205% 292 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 107%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$106 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 335GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 115 115 113 115 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	66.5% Good	Read 116 Write 118 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 115 68% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.4 4K Mixed 1.9 357% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 66.5% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 163 164 168 171 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 93.2 Write 155 Mixed 67.7 SusWrite 165 88% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 0.7 225% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 90%
Esata-2 HDS723020BLA642 2TB 15 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 1.5TB free Firmware: MN6OA5C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 134 133 134 132 135 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 126 Write 120 Mixed 70.7 SusWrite 134 82% 113 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x4GB 2,080 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 25.8 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 25.4 SC Mixed 19.8 61% 21.3 GB/s	Latency 107 37% 107 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 114%

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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	822x
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 $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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