MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 75%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.5% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '18 at 23:33
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 1500X-$131 70,038 User benchmarks, average bench 66% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	75% Very good	Memory 72.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 238 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 417 8-Core 658 66% 537 Pts	64-Core 658 41% 658 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Asus(1043 85AE) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 390.65 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	59.5% Above average	Lighting 74.9 Reflection 76.5 Parallax 65.1 61% 72.2 fps	MRender 69.3 Gravity 69.2 Splatting 68.7 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 59.5% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 175GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.03B01 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 159 157 5050 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 976 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 36 36 46979 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2307 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 345 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2307 (C2) HDA temperature 121 89 26 (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	42.9% Average	Read 77.2 Write 72.2 Mixed 78.2 57% 75.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.56 4K Write 1.53 4K Mixed 0.43 99% 0.84 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 42.9% Great: 69%
Fujitsu MHZ2120BH G2 120GB 468 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 48GB free Firmware: 8909 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 134947 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 23855104 (03) Spinup time 100 100 1 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 13317 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8589934592000 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 2563 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 67 67 16644 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 253 253 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 6654 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 253 253 0 (B9) Unknown 253 253 0 (BA) Unknown 253 253 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 4088808865792 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 48 538837022 (BF) G-sense error rate 253 99 16580609 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4063294 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 94 94 130052 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 126 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 455606272 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 253 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 8429 (CB) Run out cancel 100 100 429522419916 (F0) Head flying hours 200 200 0	22.2% Poor	Read 38.3 Write 38.9 Mixed 37.1 29% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 1.22 4K Mixed 0.34 80% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 31%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 60GB free Firmware: 11.01A11 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 185 184 1708 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3570 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 27 27 54013 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 99 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1300 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 276 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 1 1 686891 (C2) HDA temperature 118 85 29 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 253 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 100 253 0	22.8% Poor	Read 42.2 Write 36.7 Mixed 38.3 29% 39.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.38 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.32 79% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB 16,490 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 34.9 MC Mixed 32.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 20.2 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 25.2 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 95.9 42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 98%

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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

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $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