MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 65.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	65.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	92.4% 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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 9 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20170303
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '17 at 13:38
Run Duration	240 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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, 12 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	65.7% Good	Memory 68.5 1-Core 100 2-Core 198 68% 122 Pts	4-Core 338 8-Core 646 58% 492 Pts	64-Core 832 52% 832 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 65.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 6B76); CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.8.2 Performing below potential (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	65.1% Good	Lighting 61.6 Reflection 93.3 Parallax 176 50% 110 fps	MRender 90.7 Gravity 115 Splatting 130 94% 112 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 123GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3292 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 1196 (B1) Unknown 98 98 37 (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 60 37 40 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (EB) Unknown 99 99 178 (F1) Unknown 99 99 14201464154	92.4% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 410 Mixed 194 82% 371 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 55.5 4K Mixed 35.5 131% 42.6 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 126 DQ Mixed 74 76% 126 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 124%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 929GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 150 (03) Spinup time 104 104 55878156957 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 465 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 132 132 33 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 45168 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 228 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 467 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 467 (C2) HDA temperature 105 105 274878824505 (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	47.1% Average	Read 80.9 Write 83 Mixed 25.4 46% 63.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.53 125% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.1% Great: 46%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 746GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 130 130 150 (03) Spinup time 126 126 55864853128 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 507 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 32 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 45160 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 261 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 512 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 512 (C2) HDA temperature 127 127 283468759087 (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	44.7% Average	Read 78.2 Write 77.5 Mixed 13 41% 56.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.62 4K Mixed 0.43 112% 0.95 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 44.7% Great: 46%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$28 10,651 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 441GB free Firmware: GKAOAB0A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 144 144 55865246200 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 353 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 134 134 32 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 45188 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 289 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 358 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 358 (C2) HDA temperature 133 133 257698889773 (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	39% Below average	Read 65.7 Write 70.1 Mixed 46.9 45% 60.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.28 4K Mixed 0.36 84% 0.71 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 39% Great: 46%
SMART USB 8GB T 15 User benchmarks, average bench 12% 1GB free, PID 1014 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	12.5% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 19.8 Mixed 26.8 33% 27.1 MB/s	4K Read 12.8 4K Write 0.05 4K Mixed 0.05 51% 4.29 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 12.5% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x8GB 8,261 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	76.5% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 28.2 MC Mixed 26.1 81% 28.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.7 SC Write 24.8 SC Mixed 21.2 61% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.5% Great: 90%

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Typical B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34) Builds (Compare 130 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC(MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	36x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	20x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	17x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	12x
GTX 1080Nvidia $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	11x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	10x

SSD
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	5x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBSamsung $95Bench 310%, 455,997 samples	5x
SU630 240GBAdataBench 64%, 60,212 samples	4x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	13x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GBCorsairBench 93%, 89,024 samples	4x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	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 $184	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