MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7B36
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36) (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170922
Uptime	2.5 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 02:56
Run Duration	141 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (60^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 74.8 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 74% 134 Pts	4-Core 420 8-Core 432 57% 426 Pts	64-Core 410 25% 410 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 780-$329 50,279 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Asus(1043 8469) 3GB CLim: 1228 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 436.30 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 53.1 Reflection 47.4 Parallax 61 43% 53.8 fps	Gravity 61 Splatting 44.4 46% 52.7 fps
Poor: 41% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 72GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 143 143 143 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 367 Write 347 Mixed 273 SusWrite 159 64% 286 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 44.1 147% 48.8 MB/s	DQ Read 241 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 138 126% 193 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 108%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78 30,011 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: MK7OA840 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 59 94 108 101 112 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 123 Write 118 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 90.6 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 142% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 4TB 678 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1TB free, PID a0a4 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 141 142 142 141 142 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 135 Write 104 Mixed 67 SusWrite 141 148% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.7 60% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB 2,758 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 33.7 MC Write 31.3 MC Mixed 30.6 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 23.7 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 90.8 44% 90.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 91%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK PLUS (MS-7B36)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	17x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	6x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	5x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	8x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	4x
GTX 1050-TiNvidia $59Bench 29%, 946,701 samples	3x

SSD
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $158Bench 297%, 331,647 samples	4x
A400 240GBKingston $28Bench 66%, 424,288 samples	4x
WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GBWDCBench 93%, 43,498 samples	3x

RAM
HyperX 2400 C15 2x8GBKingstonBench 76%, 122,822 samples	3x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	3x
Fury 2666 C16 2x8GBHyperX $75Bench 82%, 134,977 samples	3x

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Value: 92% - Outstanding

Total price: $385

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 $15	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