MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.8% 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

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 25 '17 at 06:51
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	MEX-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing way above expectations (90^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 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 82 1-Core 118 2-Core 235 81% 145 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 763 76% 618 Pts	64-Core 952 59% 952 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 78%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
VK0480GDJXV 480GB 183 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 360GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4IWVHPG1 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 130 130 12280139 (05) Reallocated sector count 97 97 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 8273 (AD) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 25772753536 (B4) Unknown 130 130 20937364 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 20 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0	96.8% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 440 Mixed 448 101% 451 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 77.5 4K Mixed 34.3 132% 47.6 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 113 120% 201 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 98%
Hitachi HTS547564A9E384 640GB 14,066 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 523GB free Firmware: JEDOA50A 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 94 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 180 100 73014444033 (04) Start/Stop count 92 92 13116 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 10093832 (07) Seek error rate 100 99 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 61 61 17333 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 5038 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 3703981735936 (BC) Unknown 100 97 1628010315962 (BE) vendor-specific 74 44 387711002 (BF) G-sense error rate 1 1 52720 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 33227259 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 66 66 343901 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 202 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0	54.3% Above average	Read 94.7 Write 94.4 Mixed 93.2 71% 94.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.25 4K Mixed 0.2 66% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 54.3% Great: 51%
WD WD1600JS-75NCB1 160GB 10,689 User benchmarks, average bench 27% 55GB free Firmware: 10.02E01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 185 177 3708 (04) Start/Stop count 93 93 7814 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 74 74 19015 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 93 93 7527 (BE) vendor-specific 1 1 253 (C2) HDA temperature 1 1 253 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	28.8% Poor	Read 47.2 Write 52.8 Mixed 50.2 38% 50.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.39 4K Write 1.98 4K Mixed 0.34 91% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 28.8% Great: 35%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2666 C13 2x8GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (96^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	97% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 34.8 MC Mixed 33 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.3 SC Write 38.8 SC Mixed 26 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 76.9 52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 97%

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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 $178	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