MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 99% Nuclear submarine


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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	5.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 23 '20 at 04:34
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	9%

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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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 151 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 545 8-Core 880 87% 713 Pts	64-Core 1,075 66% 1,075 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 129 Parallax 148 116% 140 fps	MRender 174 Gravity 133 Splatting 105 109% 137 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 156GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 32 131 32 131 33 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	64% Good	Read 372 Write 170 Mixed 210 SusWrite 81.7 46% 209 MB/s	4K Read 24.3 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 29.5 115% 43.5 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 170 DQ Mixed 118 110% 172 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 802GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 468 481 487 485 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 482 Mixed 446 SusWrite 480 108% 479 MB/s	4K Read 47.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 66.2 222% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 271 229% 333 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 133%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 327GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1445 1457 1470 1505 1503 291 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	268% Outstanding	Read 1,515 Write 1,523 Mixed 1,105 SusWrite 1,278 305% 1,355 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 85.2 299% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 690 DQ Write 955 DQ Mixed 273 360% 639 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 268% Great: 295%
Toshiba MQ01ABD050 500GB-$23 40,922 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 208GB free Firmware: AX0A5A SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 73 74 73 74 74 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	33.7% Below average	Read 44 Write 47.2 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 73.2 34% 46.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 104% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 33.7% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C14 2x8GB 1,309 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 35.8 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 34.9 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 73.4 54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 121%

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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