MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	18.2% 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	349% 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	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '20 at 12:00
Run Duration	222 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	79.5% Very good	Memory 75.8 1-Core 117 2-Core 233 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 447 8-Core 722 72% 585 Pts	64-Core 936 58% 936 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 79.5% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 550-$79 79,894 User benchmarks, average bench 14% Gigabyte(1458 22F2) 2GB CLim: 1206 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Lighting 19.5 Reflection 31.5 Parallax 22.7 16% 24.6 fps	MRender 29.5 Gravity 16.4 Splatting 34.5 23% 26.8 fps
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 16%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 393GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2135 2183 2177 2202 2203 2204 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	349% Outstanding	Read 2,606 Write 2,208 Mixed 1,434 SusWrite 2,184 473% 2,108 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 73 246% 86 MB/s	DQ Read 935 DQ Write 657 DQ Mixed 877 633% 823 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 349% Great: 393%
Adata XPG SX7000 NVMe PCIe M.2 128GB 2,182 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 77GB free Firmware: CB1.1.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 323 110 61 52 61 52 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 607 Mixed 458 SusWrite 110 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 44.3 155% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 132 DQ Write 582 DQ Mixed 178 189% 298 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 108%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 244GB free Firmware: GS2OA230 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 81 81 80 80 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	44.9% Average	Read 75.8 Write 100 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 80.3 50% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 129% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 44.9% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 438GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 191 195 195 194 195 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 197 Write 146 Mixed 85 SusWrite 193 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown IRX3000D464L16S/8G 2x8GB 3,194 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (92^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	106% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 40 MC Mixed 34.4 111% 38.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 39.1 SC Mixed 29.7 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 88.7 45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 108%

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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 $129Bench 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 $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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) $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