MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 48% Yacht


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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	59.8% 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	71.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	13.5 Days
Run Date	Feb 25 '18 at 00:03
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	SWE-User
Background CPU	6%

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 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	72.5% Very good	Memory 76.7 1-Core 97.7 2-Core 197 70% 124 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 722 64% 544 Pts	64-Core 1,038 64% 1,038 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% MSI(1462 3170) CLim: 1418 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.59 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	59.8% Above average	Lighting 75.7 Reflection 78.7 Parallax 77.3 62% 77.2 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 62.7 56% 69.4 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 53GB free Firmware: N1114B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^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 1802 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1058 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 45 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 168520 (A5) Unknown 100 100 215 (A6) Unknown 100 100 113 (A7) Unknown 100 100 165 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 95 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (B0) Unknown 100 100 0 (B1) Unknown 100 100 700 (B2) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 42 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 95577 (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 408099 (F2) Unknown 100 100 450946 (F5) Unknown 100 100 674080	71.3% Very good	Read 493 Write 153 Mixed 232 64% 293 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 64.4 4K Mixed 29.7 111% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 221 DQ Write 150 DQ Mixed 60.2 79% 144 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 83%
Transcend SSD370 128GB-$74 4,687 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (46^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 100 100 304 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1056 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 45 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 38465 (A5) Unknown 100 100 92 (A6) Unknown 100 100 7 (A7) Unknown 100 100 37 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (A9) Unknown 100 100 99 (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 31 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 0 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 21540 (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 98555 (F2) Unknown 100 100 161775 (F5) Unknown 100 100 153860	71.1% Very good	Read 507 Write 153 Mixed 234 65% 298 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 62.2 4K Mixed 29.1 109% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 59.8 78% 142 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.1% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 926GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 171 2183 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4411 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8167 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1046 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 55 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4355 (C2) HDA temperature 114 95 29 (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	113% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 192 Mixed 172 141% 188 MB/s	4K Read 1.28 4K Write 2.94 4K Mixed 0.37 149% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 29.8 MC Mixed 28.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 20 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 22.6 67% 23.6 GB/s	Latency 86.8 46% 86.8 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 104%

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	816x
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 $38Bench 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 $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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