MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	107% 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.

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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 22 '17 at 22:08
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (59^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 1700X-$225 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Memory 76 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 81% 149 Pts	4-Core 495 8-Core 950 86% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,352 84% 1,352 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% AMD(1002 0B37) CLim: 1330 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.4.1 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 57.9 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 81.3 47% 69.6 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 57 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 736 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 25 (B1) Unknown 99 99 2 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 73 62 27 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 2 (EB) Unknown 99 99 19 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1646156866	107% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 417 Mixed 423 100% 451 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 79.2 4K Mixed 42.9 161% 54.9 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 110 121% 207 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 299GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 43 (02) Throughput performance 252 252 0 (03) Spinup time 70 70 9218 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4116 (05) Reallocated sector count 252 252 0 (07) Seek error rate 252 252 0 (08) Seek timer performance 252 252 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 52383 (0A) Spinup retry count 252 252 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 252 252 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 364 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 54 (C0) Power-off retract count 252 252 0 (C2) HDA temperature 64 49 219044511766 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 252 252 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 252 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 252 252 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 1268 (DF) Load/unload retry count 252 252 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 4190	54.2% Above average	Read 67.9 Write 120 Mixed 85.1 68% 91.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.63 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.34 110% 1.16 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 75%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 140GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 142 142 70 (03) Spinup time 121 121 12897288381 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1280 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 113 113 35 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 11839 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 78 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1300 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1300 (C2) HDA temperature 253 253 193274511383 (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	77.3% Very good	Read 128 Write 142 Mixed 118 97% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.37 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.16 64% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 77.3% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBD 2x8GB 22,335 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	83.5% Excellent	MC Read 32.4 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 27.9 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 31.3 SC Mixed 26.4 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 88%

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Gaming 45%

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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 $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 $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 $40	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