MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 47% Yacht	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a relatively low single core score, this CPU can handle email, light web browsing and basic audio/video playback, but it will struggle to handle CPU intensive tasks. Finally, with a gaming score of 33.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is poor.
Graphics	45.5% 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	120% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (90%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	32.7 GB free of 48 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jul 11 '19 at 15:03
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	90%

PC Performing below expectations (37^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) Relative performance (0^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Memory 40.6 1-Core 46.4 2-Core 84.1 34% 57 Pts	4-Core 138 8-Core 265 24% 202 Pts	64-Core 682 42% 682 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Gigabyte(1458 22D7) CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.7 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Lighting 55.7 Reflection 59.7 Parallax 72.9 45% 62.7 fps	MRender 61.8 Gravity 55.4 Splatting 52.1 46% 56.4 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$140 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 321 314 307 302 297 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 936 Write 1,027 Mixed 788 SusWrite 365 175% 779 MB/s	4K Read 27.1 4K Write 52.3 4K Mixed 29.6 107% 36.3 MB/s	DQ Read 802 DQ Write 457 DQ Mixed 547 429% 602 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 254%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150 105,037 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 133GB free Firmware: M0CR031 SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 476 281 244 256 228 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Read 372 Write 348 Mixed 359 SusWrite 326 79% 352 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 79.4 4K Mixed 36.7 120% 45.5 MB/s	DQ Read 346 DQ Write 327 DQ Mixed 328 248% 334 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 226GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 160 159 159 156 158 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	70.1% Very good	Read 86.7 Write 122 Mixed 57.3 SusWrite 158 77% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.5 95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 133GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 126 128 126 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Read 154 Write 86.7 Mixed 66.6 SusWrite 127 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 200GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 159 161 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	67.7% Good	Read 75.3 Write 64.5 Mixed 50 SusWrite 161 64% 87.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.4 89% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 67.7% Great: 114%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 17GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 57 57 57 57 57 57 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	25.9% Poor	Read 54 Write 51.7 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 57 68% 50 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 25.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4 CMK16GX4 CMK32GX4 CMK32GX4 48GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 1067, 1067, 1067, 1067 MHz 8192, 8192, 16384, 16384 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	36.4% Below average	MC Read 16.2 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 12.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	SC Read 4 SC Write 6.4 SC Mixed 6.6 16% 5.67 GB/s	Latency 200 20% 200 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.4% Great: 70%

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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	823x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	267x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $122	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16