MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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	23.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 20 '22 at 22:05
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	71.3% Very good	Memory 77.3 1-Core 102 2-Core 196 71% 125 Pts	4-Core 351 8-Core 606 58% 479 Pts	64-Core 729 45% 729 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.6% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 106 Parallax 107 84% 105 fps	MRender 91.1 Gravity 98.6 Splatting 95.3 78% 95 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$54 5,987 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 8GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,404 Write 1,100 Mixed 1,145 270% 1,216 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 92.1 4K Mixed 60.7 196% 66.3 MB/s	DQ Read 726 DQ Write 522 DQ Mixed 635 472% 628 MB/s
Poor: 122% Great: 239%
WDC WD10 EZEX-00BN5A0 1TB 52 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 12GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 106 106 116 113 106 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 57.8 Write 66.5 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 107 101% 71.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 43% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 67%
USB DISK 3.0 124GB 99 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 115GB free, PID 6700 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 7.2 5.5 7.2 7.2 5.5 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	10.2% Very poor	Read 37.5 Write 30.4 Mixed 7 SusWrite 8.7 25% 20.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 48% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 10.2% Great: 47%
TOSHIBA HDWE150 5TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 433GB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 94 91 113 109 101 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	37% Below average	Read 67.9 Write 97.2 Mixed 32.3 SusWrite 97.1 102% 73.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 98% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 37% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x16GB 13,134 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	99.5% Outstanding	MC Read 43.1 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 35.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.9 SC Write 37.1 SC Mixed 24.8 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 85.8 47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 99.5% Great: 129%

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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 $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $464

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16