MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.7% 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	89.8% 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 (100%). 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	9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	3.9 Days
Run Date	Oct 12 '20 at 15:36
Run Duration	219 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	100%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 2600-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 231 80% 143 Pts	4-Core 456 8-Core 754 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 925 57% 925 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 6527) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 121 Parallax 110 98% 117 fps	MRender 138 Gravity 99.5 Splatting 87.7 86% 109 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 280 264 259 257 256 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 503 Write 323 Mixed 320 SusWrite 270 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 28.7 4K Write 78.2 4K Mixed 36.7 132% 47.9 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 214 179% 258 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 126%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 701GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 112 114 115 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.2% Good	Read 116 Write 103 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 114 73% 99.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 209% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 101%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 618GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 68 12 8.1 8.1 9.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 134 Write 116 Mixed 85.5 SusWrite 23.1 67% 89.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 187% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 683GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 135 139 138 138 138 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 146 Write 96.7 Mixed 35.7 SusWrite 136 75% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 5 4K Mixed 0.4 170% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 114%
WD Blue 3TB (2015)-$80 75,644 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 154 163 156 161 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	80% Excellent	Read 122 Write 110 Mixed 36.5 SusWrite 158 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 105% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 552GB free Firmware: CC3E SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 90 90 90 91 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 76.8 Write 50.5 Mixed 51 SusWrite 89.3 49% 66.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 138% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 68%
Samsung FIT USB 3.0 64GB-$25 4,291 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 55GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 35 35 35 35 35 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 154 Write 34.2 Mixed 52.7 SusWrite 34.7 74% 68.8 MB/s	4K Read 12.6 4K Write 17.6 4K Mixed 5 815% 11.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14.3 DQ Write 20.6 DQ Mixed 5.2 931% 13.4 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 112%
TRUSTED Mass Storage 4.5TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 1.5TB free, PID 4d10 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 26 25 22 6.8 7.6 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	19.9% Very poor	Read 29 Write 28.7 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 18.8 33% 24.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0 130% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 19.9% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2933 C16 2x8GB 3,326 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.3 MC Write 34.2 MC Mixed 30.5 97% 34 GB/s	SC Read 23 SC Write 35.4 SC Mixed 25.4 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 105%

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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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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