MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 40% Speed boat	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	53.3% 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	89.5% 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	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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170913
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Feb 09 '18 at 20:57
Run Duration	114 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1300X-$102 38,959 User benchmarks, average bench 65% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 70.6 1-Core 99 2-Core 184 67% 118 Pts	4-Core 321 8-Core 364 45% 343 Pts	64-Core 365 23% 365 Pts
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 77%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1443 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 390.77 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	53.3% Above average	Lighting 66.1 Reflection 68.1 Parallax 61.8 54% 65.3 fps	MRender 73.9 Gravity 62.4 Splatting 57.9 52% 64.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 53.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 240GB 3,491 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: Q0526A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 93 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 53 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 162 (A3) Unknown 100 100 9 (A4) Unknown 100 100 9814 (A5) Unknown 100 100 14 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 3 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 0 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 4 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 49 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 100 100 0 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 27033 (F2) Unknown 100 100 25282 (F5) Unknown 100 100 19628	89.5% Excellent	Read 516 Write 428 Mixed 478 106% 474 MB/s	4K Read 30.3 4K Write 70.5 4K Mixed 26.3 117% 42.4 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 29.1 60% 123 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 89.5% Great: 116%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 462GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 167 2308 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 446 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5170 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 446 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 65 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 562 (C2) HDA temperature 113 98 30 (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 2 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	81% Excellent	Read 141 Write 141 Mixed 140 106% 141 MB/s	4K Read 0.96 4K Write 2.51 4K Mixed 0.27 116% 1.24 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 81% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C14 2x4GB 16,770 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	83.3% Excellent	MC Read 33.5 MC Write 29.4 MC Mixed 30.3 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 21.1 62% 21.8 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 83.3% Great: 88%

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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

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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