MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 23% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	24.5% 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	71.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '17 at 07:04
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing below expectations (38^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Memory 70.3 1-Core 83.6 2-Core 173 62% 109 Pts	4-Core 305 8-Core 585 53% 445 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	24.5% Poor	Lighting 20 Reflection 47.1 Parallax 43.1 16% 36.7 fps	MRender 63.2 Gravity 34.7 Splatting 50.5 40% 49.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 24.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force LS 120GB-$98 9,315 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 52GB free Firmware: S9FM01.8 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 5596 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1246 (A2) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 100 100 80 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4915441 (AE) Unknown 100 100 16 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 16 (C2) HDA temperature 70 70 30 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 97 (F1) Unknown 100 100 4908 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1551	38.3% Below average	Read 285 Write 76 Mixed 124 35% 162 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 58.1 4K Mixed 3.07 71% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 24.3 DQ Write 106 DQ Mixed 1.2 20% 43.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.3% Great: 84%
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: O0803B5a Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 559 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 687 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 183 (A3) Unknown 100 100 16 (A4) Unknown 100 100 60456 (A5) Unknown 100 100 98 (A6) Unknown 100 100 3 (A7) Unknown 100 100 30 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 21 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 67 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 33 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 200 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 173039 (F2) Unknown 100 100 152762 (F5) Unknown 100 100 241824	71.3% Very good	Read 490 Write 260 Mixed 275 75% 342 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 38.2 4K Mixed 23.7 101% 31.6 MB/s	DQ Read 162 DQ Write 84.4 DQ Mixed 14.3 40% 87 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 92%
Hitachi Deskstar 7K1000.C 1TB-$40 97,793 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 205GB free Firmware: JP4OA3GC Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 96 0 (02) Throughput performance 136 100 92 (03) Spinup time 150 100 12903383262 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4976 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 138 100 31 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 15857 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3375 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (B9) Unknown 100 100 65535 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 65536 (BC) Unknown 100 84 135965 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 68 47 455082016 (C0) Power-off retract count 96 96 4986 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 4986 (C2) HDA temperature 187 113 227634249760 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	61.4% Good	Read 115 Write 98.9 Mixed 118 84% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.04 4K Mixed 0.31 71% 0.58 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 74%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D2 4x4GB 142 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 4 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	82.6% Excellent	MC Read 32.2 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 28 85% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.8 SC Write 31.9 SC Mixed 25.2 73% 25.6 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 88%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

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 $15	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