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 below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	97.7% 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	12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 08 '19 at 09:01
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 70.7 1-Core 102 2-Core 203 70% 125 Pts	4-Core 365 8-Core 555 57% 460 Pts	64-Core 812 50% 812 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXM02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 442 429 349 309 310 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 456 Mixed 361 SusWrite 377 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 65.6 4K Mixed 38.6 131% 45.1 MB/s	DQ Read 339 DQ Write 295 DQ Mixed 318 238% 317 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 124%
Seagate Expansion Desk 8TB 11,959 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 744GB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 14 14 14 14 16 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	13.9% Very poor	Read 33 Write 32.8 Mixed 31.3 SusWrite 13.8 21% 27.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.8 233% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 13.9% Great: 94%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB 5,792 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0406 SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 14 14 14 14 14 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 36 Write 27 Mixed 31 SusWrite 14.2 20% 27 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.5 4K Mixed 0.5 203% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 88%
WD Black 2TB (2013)-$48 144,544 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 192 196 194 194 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 200 Mixed 97.8 SusWrite 194 122% 167 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.1 220% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
WD easystore 25FB 8TB 7,734 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 2.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 13 13 13 13 13 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	22.4% Poor	Read 32.2 Write 30.5 Mixed 27.8 SusWrite 13.3 34% 26 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 1.1 203% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 22.4% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	78.2% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 28.9 MC Mixed 26.6 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 21.6 65% 22.6 GB/s	Latency 99.8 40% 99.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 78.2% 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	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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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