MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	102% 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	165% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180724
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '18 at 19:15
Run Duration	152 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.9% Excellent	Memory 77.9 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 878 82% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,292 80% 1,292 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Zotac(19DA 0426) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 399.24 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 150 Parallax 141 104% 140 fps	MRender 119 Gravity 139 Splatting 112 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Force MP500 120GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: E7FM SusWrite @10s intervals: 793 970 1018 1016 956 913 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	165% Outstanding	Read 1,011 Write 12 Mixed 246 SusWrite 944 122% 553 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 41.5 153% 57.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 693 DQ Mixed 308 273% 393 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 165% Great: 165%
Amd-raid WDC WD5000AAKX-0 500GB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 355GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 106 104 101 100 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Read 101 Write 86.5 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 104 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 71%
Asmedia ASMT1153 500GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 329GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 96 95 95 95 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 92.2 Write 85.8 Mixed 55.7 SusWrite 95.3 60% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 66%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-00U 1TB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 73GB free Firmware: 01.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 123 119 120 119 121 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	80.1% Excellent	Read 158 Write 153 Mixed 86.2 SusWrite 121 95% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.1 229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 80%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36 287,720 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.9% Very good	MC Read 28.6 MC Write 24.9 MC Mixed 26 76% 26.5 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 24.9 SC Mixed 21.8 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 84.5 47% 84.5 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 109%

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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 $45Bench 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 $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