MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	54.1% 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	224% 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	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	3.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '17 at 01:26
Run Duration	201 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	77.6% Very good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 232 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 781 72% 603 Pts	64-Core 968 60% 968 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 77.6% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.76 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	54.1% Above average	Lighting 68.9 Reflection 68 Parallax 67.1 56% 68 fps	MRender 72.1 Gravity 62.5 Splatting 52.4 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 340GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	224% Outstanding	Read 2,226 Write 1,378 Mixed 1,205 353% 1,603 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 26.1 162% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 51.4 DQ Write 94.6 DQ Mixed 95.7 66% 80.6 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 224% Great: 254%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 209GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 4950 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 657 (B1) Unknown 98 98 26 (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 68 60 32 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 54 (F1) Unknown 99 99 13920370658	108% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 416 Mixed 421 100% 450 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 86.1 4K Mixed 43.3 167% 57.7 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 223 DQ Mixed 107 118% 198 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 777GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 151 149 9416 (04) Start/Stop count 88 88 12960 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 86 86 10887 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2674 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 301 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 175 175 76312 (C2) HDA temperature 125 108 27 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 191 60 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	61.6% Good	Read 107 Write 108 Mixed 112 82% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.44 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.19 70% 0.75 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 83%
SiImage 1TB 140 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 633GB free Firmware: 0000 Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 77.2 Write 41.6 Mixed 38.7 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.58 4K Mixed 0.37 116% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 77%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 475GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 163 160 4850 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4340 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 24492 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3785 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 489 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4333 (C2) HDA temperature 115 105 32 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 25 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	55.8% Above average	Read 103 Write 91.2 Mixed 101 74% 98.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.72 4K Write 2.18 4K Mixed 0.44 119% 1.11 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSB.16FBR2 2x8GB 3,888 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 33 MC Write 30.8 MC Mixed 28.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.5 76% 26.4 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 86%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 3,073 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

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