MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 70.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	92.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	86.4% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (84%). 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	25.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 13 '19 at 20:53
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	84%

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PC Performing as expected (52^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	70.6% Very good	Memory 72.6 1-Core 98.8 2-Core 197 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 369 8-Core 625 60% 497 Pts	64-Core 968 60% 968 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% MSI(1462 3752) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 98.2 Parallax 106 97% 108 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 101 Splatting 82.3 85% 108 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Toshiba THNSN5256GPU7 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 19,151 User benchmarks, average bench 148% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: 57DA4103 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 363 345 324 365 326 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	Read 877 Write 327 Mixed 705 SusWrite 346 125% 564 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 30.1 4K Mixed 13.7 62% 20.8 MB/s	DQ Read 334 DQ Write 197 DQ Mixed 260 195% 263 MB/s
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 207%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 320 291 321 316 312 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	82.2% Excellent	Read 447 Write 437 Mixed 369 SusWrite 310 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 35.1 4K Mixed 28.5 93% 29.6 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 356 DQ Mixed 358 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 869GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 143 142 142 142 141 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 164 Mixed 86.3 SusWrite 140 108% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 112%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 14,232 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 870GB free, PID a202 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 112 113 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	45.4% Average	Read 108 Write 106 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 110 120% 90.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 45.4% Great: 49%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 64GB-$7 7,617 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 58GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 24 24 24 23 16 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	20.4% Poor	Read 36.2 Write 25 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 21.6 36% 27.6 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 3.5 240% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 20.4% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D240FSC.16FBD 2x16GB 1,600 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	78.4% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 27 84% 29.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.6 SC Write 31.5 SC Mixed 5.2 54% 18.8 GB/s	Latency 95.5 42% 95.5 ns
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 87%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

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 $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 $179	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