MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 90% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	120% 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	73.2% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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	10.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '20 at 23:49
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Memory 78.4 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 195 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 678 61% 514 Pts	64-Core 995 62% 995 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	120% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 214 Parallax 267 128% 212 fps	MRender 291 Gravity 213 Splatting 0.04 119% 168 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 500GB-$85 19,345 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 64GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 164 143 44 53 83 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	73.2% Very good	Read 463 Write 307 Mixed 188 SusWrite 113 59% 268 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 63.5 4K Mixed 30.6 113% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 363 DQ Write 226 DQ Mixed 161 156% 250 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 107%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$146 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 36GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 414 440 454 445 450 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 459 Write 445 Mixed 397 SusWrite 433 98% 433 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 45.4 149% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 348 DQ Mixed 221 201% 306 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80 112,118 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 221GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 146 145 146 144 145 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 97.3 Write 66.7 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 144 69% 93.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 114%
WD Red 6TB (2014)-$129 11,340 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2.5TB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 48 51 61 51 58 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	47.7% Average	Read 114 Write 119 Mixed 55 SusWrite 52.2 62% 85.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 81% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 47.7% Great: 99%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (63^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	90.3% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 31.1 MC Mixed 30.5 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 24 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 83.5 48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 90.3% Great: 107%

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

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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 $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