MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	225% 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	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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '18 at 15:57
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.1% Excellent	Memory 81.1 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 468 8-Core 785 76% 626 Pts	64-Core 960 59% 960 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 398.36 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 190 Reflection 204 Parallax 183 155% 193 fps	Gravity 187 Splatting 130 136% 159 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 122GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 331 331 331 330 331 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 2,174 Write 1,531 Mixed 653 SusWrite 384 262% 1,185 MB/s	4K Read 45.9 4K Write 161 4K Mixed 57 228% 87.9 MB/s	DQ Read 1,069 DQ Write 954 DQ Mixed 768 643% 930 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 95GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 292 282 284 281 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 378 Write 289 Mixed 46 SusWrite 294 56% 252 MB/s	4K Read 17.9 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 14.7 48% 12.1 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 56%
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 102GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 139 132 179 176 171 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 352 Write 263 Mixed 268 SusWrite 163 58% 262 MB/s	4K Read 34.3 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 47 167% 61.8 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 183 153% 219 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	104% Outstanding	MC Read 40.7 MC Write 37.5 MC Mixed 35.5 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 38.9 SC Mixed 30.4 90% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 78.6 51% 78.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 103%

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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	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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	171x
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 $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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