MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	3.13% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	46.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170913
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '18 at 23:42
Run Duration	148 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.9% Very good	Memory 71.2 1-Core 99.6 2-Core 209 70% 126 Pts	4-Core 412 8-Core 639 65% 526 Pts	64-Core 827 51% 827 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.9% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 720 15,510 User benchmarks, average bench 4% EVGA(3842 2724) 2GB CLim: 797 MHz, MLim: 450 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	3.13% Terrible	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 3.54 Parallax 3.16 3% 3.46 fps	MRender 4.05 Gravity 3.2 Splatting 4.78 3% 4.01 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.13% Great: 6%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 172GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 666 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 295 (A5) Unknown 100 100 330 (A6) Unknown 100 100 4 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 10 (A9) Unknown 100 100 235 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 4 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 59 55 236223725609 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 403732168798 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 772 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2518 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1067 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1147 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	46.1% Average	Read 506 Write 151 Mixed 165 59% 274 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 23.1 4K Mixed 5.95 47% 15.6 MB/s	DQ Read 109 DQ Write 40.9 DQ Mixed 5.75 22% 52 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 100 66713840 (03) Spinup time 98 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1038 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 60 60 1041652 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 645 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 294 (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 65 59 589365283 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 0 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 3180 (C2) HDA temperature 35 41 51539607587 (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 -40565966110548 (F1) Unknown 100 253 1282541150 (F2) Unknown 100 253 584049356	104% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 179 Mixed 168 133% 176 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.57 4K Mixed 0.22 87% 0.86 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%
Hitachi Deskstar P7K500 500GB-$159 43,620 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 334GB free Firmware: GM4OA52A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 720896 (02) Throughput performance 131 131 147 (03) Spinup time 119 119 25790972227 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 3768 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 131 131 29 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 30001 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 3107 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 3901 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 3901 (C2) HDA temperature 162 162 244813660197 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 1 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	46.1% Average	Read 81.5 Write 79.1 Mixed 78.1 60% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.34 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.33 76% 0.68 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 51%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB 15,450 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	81.8% Excellent	MC Read 32 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 28.7 86% 29.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.1 SC Write 29.1 SC Mixed 23.3 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 98.7 40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 81.8% Great: 90%

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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