MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 6% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 50.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	7.56% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (35%). 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	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 12 '18 at 19:46
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	35%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD A8-9600 APU (2016 D.BR) 12,273 User benchmarks, average bench 40% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	50.2% Above average	Memory 66.1 1-Core 63.1 2-Core 109 49% 79.5 Pts	4-Core 200 8-Core 200 27% 200 Pts	64-Core 204 13% 204 Pts
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 51%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon R7 Graphics 37,078 User benchmarks, average bench 6% MSI(1462 7A34) 512MB Ram: 512MB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.56% Terrible	Lighting 9.43 Reflection 11.7 Parallax 11.9 8% 11 fps	MRender 7.81 Gravity 8.67 Splatting 9.87 7% 8.78 fps
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.56% Great: 8%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 58 43 44 41 45 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	31% Below average	Read 230 Write 67.1 Mixed 55 SusWrite 47.5 22% 99.8 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 29.2 4K Mixed 8.3 50% 17.7 MB/s	DQ Read 149 DQ Write 48.5 DQ Mixed 55.7 52% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 31% Great: 44%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 18GB free Firmware: 2CV102HD SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 75 80 80 78 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	38% Below average	Read 232 Write 79.6 Mixed 110 SusWrite 78.1 28% 125 MB/s	4K Read 18.5 4K Write 50.9 4K Mixed 8.5 66% 26 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 76.5 DQ Mixed 74.4 66% 101 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 44%
Seagate ST3300622AS 300GB-$130 728 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 210GB free Firmware: 3.AAE SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 55 49 54 55 55 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	30.3% Below average	Read 52.6 Write 32.6 Mixed 39.6 SusWrite 52.9 33% 44.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 37%
Sony Storage Media 64GB 320 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 39GB free, PID 09c2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 19 17 19 19 19 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	20.3% Poor	Read 97.3 Write 38 Mixed 13.7 SusWrite 19.3 45% 42.1 MB/s	4K Read 7.3 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 34% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 20.3% Great: 26%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 420 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1066 MHz Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	33.6% Below average	MC Read 14.7 MC Write 8.1 MC Mixed 13.6 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 7.5 SC Write 5.1 SC Mixed 9.6 21% 7.4 GB/s	Latency 111 36% 111 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 92%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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	816x
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 $39Bench 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 $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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