MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 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 56%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	78.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	75.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180502
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 15 '19 at 04:50
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	PRI-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 1200-$100 83,528 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	56% Above average	Memory 65.3 1-Core 92.6 2-Core 185 64% 114 Pts	4-Core 270 8-Core 271 36% 271 Pts	64-Core 247 15% 247 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.12 Performing below potential (50^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	78.6% Very good	Lighting 97.1 Reflection 108 Parallax 101 79% 102 fps	MRender 94.6 Gravity 91.4 Splatting 97.1 78% 94.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM841 2.5" 7mm 128GB 4,859 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM01D0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 209 233 227 200 206 156 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	75.3% Very good	Read 448 Write 241 Mixed 220 SusWrite 205 62% 278 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 47.2 4K Mixed 31.2 107% 35.4 MB/s	DQ Read 354 DQ Write 174 DQ Mixed 110 123% 213 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 99%
WD Black 2.5" 500GB (2010)-$60 4,559 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 464GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 37 36 36 38 35 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	27.7% Poor	Read 60.2 Write 28.7 Mixed 32.2 SusWrite 36.2 29% 39.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.5 82% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 27.7% Great: 58%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 1x8GB 742 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.6% Below average	MC Read 13 MC Write 12.4 MC Mixed 13 36% 12.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 12.2 SC Mixed 12.6 37% 12.9 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 57%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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