MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	117% 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	236% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	19.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190708
Uptime	4.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 02 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Memory 70 1-Core 132 2-Core 281 85% 161 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 768 80% 643 Pts	64-Core 1,010 62% 1,010 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 144 Parallax 164 128% 155 fps	MRender 173 Gravity 135 Splatting 105 109% 138 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 100GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 235 232 227 228 223 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	236% Outstanding	Read 2,347 Write 1,228 Mixed 1,233 SusWrite 254 279% 1,266 MB/s	4K Read 58.7 4K Write 149 4K Mixed 77.4 267% 95.2 MB/s	DQ Read 977 DQ Write 1,007 DQ Mixed 1,008 754% 997 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 236% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 226GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 364 365 367 360 335 322 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 472 Mixed 333 SusWrite 352 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 42.5 164% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 175 167% 265 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 133%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 737GB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 12 11 12 11 13 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 100%
WD Purple 4TB (2014)-$73 8,426 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 1TB free Firmware: 0A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 0 0 6.6 11 9.7 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 100%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 714GB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 101 104 106 106 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 92.1 Mixed 26.1 SusWrite 102 59% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 68% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC54 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 129 129 128 128 131 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69% Good	Read 113 Write 113 Mixed 28.8 SusWrite 128 69% 95.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 68% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 69% Great: 96%
Generic- SD/MMC 537GB 9 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 492GB free, PID 0701 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.1 9.1 8.5 9.8 9.4 9.5 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	5.44% Terrible	Read 16 Write 2.7 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 8.9 8% 7.33 MB/s	4K Read 5 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 18% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 5.44% Great: 20%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.3% Good	MC Read 26.9 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.1 68% 23.7 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 25.6 60% 20.8 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 105%

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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	820x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16