MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.8% 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	82.2% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	2.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	May 27 '18 at 02:37
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 77.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 233 78% 142 Pts	4-Core 467 8-Core 885 80% 676 Pts	64-Core 1,280 79% 1,280 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1360 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.1.1 Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	53.8% Above average	Lighting 67.3 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 83.2 55% 73.1 fps	MRender 69.1 Gravity 65.6 Splatting 57.9 52% 64.2 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend SSD370S 512GB-$209 3,350 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 205GB free (System drive) Firmware: N1114H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^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 100 100 434 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 196 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 45 (A3) Unknown 100 100 24 (A4) Unknown 100 100 6486 (A5) Unknown 100 100 28 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 6 (A8) Unknown 100 100 3000 (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 13 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 37 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 16942 (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 57387 (F2) Unknown 100 100 87617 (F5) Unknown 100 100 103776	82.2% Excellent	Read 511 Write 424 Mixed 460 104% 465 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 57.3 4K Mixed 25.3 98% 35.3 MB/s	DQ Read 140 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 63.8 67% 110 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.2% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 83 66 203099181 (03) Spinup time 96 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 980 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 337907 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 -138577119804556 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 149 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 67 62 555221025 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 81 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 2199 (C2) HDA temperature 33 40 81604378657 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 83 66 203099181 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 85723252261181 (F1) Unknown 100 253 140448933 (F2) Unknown 100 253 62650248
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 7GB free, PID a81d, Lexar JumpDrive TwistTurn 16gb Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	8.11% Terrible	Read 30.4 Write 9.82 Mixed 9.84 17% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 6.51 4K Write 0.007 4K Mixed 0.01 25% 2.18 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.11% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 2400 C15 Series 2x4GB 4,971 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 29.4 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 31.4 SC Mixed 25.6 75% 26.2 GB/s	Latency 86.2 46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 91%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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