MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	86.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '18 at 23:22
Run Duration	198 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (98^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 1800X-$60 30,050 User benchmarks, average bench 72% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Memory 83.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 248 84% 151 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 987 87% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,365 84% 1,365 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% EVGA(3842 2992) CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 398.82 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Lighting 111 Reflection 124 Parallax 118 90% 118 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 105 Splatting 89.3 78% 96.2 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 83%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 195GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 2,465 Write 1,439 Mixed 1,250 378% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 73.1 243% 80.4 MB/s	DQ Read 561 DQ Write 602 DQ Mixed 73.3 196% 412 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Samsung 850 Pro 256GB-$115 141,929 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 42GB free Firmware: EXM02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 518 Write 479 Mixed 379 102% 459 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 46.5 168% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 90 DQ Mixed 187 107% 104 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
Jmicron 500GB 124 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 133GB free Firmware: 0203 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 347 Write 367 Mixed 349 79% 354 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 26.2 85% 28.3 MB/s	DQ Read 70.1 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 25.8 40% 74.2 MB/s
Poor: 50% Great: 80%
Hitachi HTS 541010A9E680 1TB 1,386 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 931GB free Firmware: 0223 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 101 Write 93 Mixed 38.6 57% 77.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% Great: 59%
Kingston SV100S264G 64GB 4 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 53GB free Firmware: 0223 Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	Read 228 Write 107 Mixed 118 113% 151 MB/s	4K Read 8.6 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 10.3 1,869% 12.9 MB/s	DQ Read 11.7 DQ Write 26.3 DQ Mixed 10.5 122% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 42% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 17,029 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 40.7 MC Mixed 33.6 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 29.8 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 74.4 54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% 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	816x
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 $39Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	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