MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 78.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	27% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	86.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '18 at 04:42
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	78.1% Very good	Memory 79.1 1-Core 103 2-Core 209 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 416 8-Core 601 64% 508 Pts	64-Core 850 53% 850 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 78.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% MSI(1462 3230) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1582 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 398.82 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27% Poor	Lighting 0.1 Reflection 118 Parallax 116 0% 78.2 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 103 Splatting 92 79% 97.5 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk Ultra II 250GB 595 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 68GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41100WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 162 177 184 115 111 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 483 Write 235 Mixed 202 SusWrite 157 59% 269 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 82.4 4K Mixed 45.4 140% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 362 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 253 202% 286 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 102%
SanDisk SSD Plus 960GB-$90 2,663 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 894GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 440 443 442 441 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 456 Write 432 Mixed 384 SusWrite 440 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 99.2 4K Mixed 22.7 114% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 320 DQ Mixed 35.1 84% 171 MB/s
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 78%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 479GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 175 174 174 174 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 184 Write 185 Mixed 111 SusWrite 175 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 482GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 139 139 139 140 139 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	82.9% Excellent	Read 149 Write 144 Mixed 69.3 SusWrite 139 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 1.1 238% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 82.9% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (94^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	103% Outstanding	MC Read 41.3 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 33.8 108% 38 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 25.5 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 82.3 49% 82.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 104%

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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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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