MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	33.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	92.4% 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.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170913
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Aug 23 '20 at 08:08
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	25%

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PC Performing as expected (55^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60 30,050 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74.9% Very good	Memory 67.8 1-Core 112 2-Core 211 72% 130 Pts	4-Core 441 8-Core 735 72% 588 Pts	64-Core 1,147 71% 1,147 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 74.9% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% PNY(196E 11D8) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	33.9% Below average	Lighting 38.6 Reflection 49.1 Parallax 41.9 32% 43.2 fps	MRender 44.1 Gravity 48.7 Splatting 48 39% 46.9 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 33.9% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 256GB 15,792 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 146GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 246 270 251 252 273 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Read 917 Write 1,114 Mixed 559 SusWrite 295 162% 721 MB/s	4K Read 18.7 4K Write 79.5 4K Mixed 25.1 103% 41.1 MB/s	DQ Read 211 DQ Write 81.3 DQ Mixed 116 94% 136 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 214%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39 64,707 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 297GB free Firmware: 01.03A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 105 105 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 100 Write 99 Mixed 68 SusWrite 104 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 60%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 131 134 134 133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	79.9% Very good	Read 146 Write 128 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 132 87% 119 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 188% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 79.9% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 296GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 136 152 149 156 161 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 32.3 Mixed 72.3 SusWrite 152 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 112%
Asmt 2115 2TB 399 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 2TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 136 134 133 133 136 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	72.6% Very good	Read 118 Write 116 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 134 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 207% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 102%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 1,366 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 104GB free, PID 6300 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.9 6.3 4.8 7.2 7.2 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	7.15% Terrible	Read 32 Write 2 Mixed 4.7 SusWrite 6.2 10% 11.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 7.15% Great: 37%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 32GB 10 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	60.5% Good	MC Read 22.9 MC Write 20.8 MC Mixed 22.5 63% 22.1 GB/s	SC Read 15 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 18 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 107 38% 107 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 90%

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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	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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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 $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 $42	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