MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 64% Destroyer	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 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 an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 52.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	47% 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	81.4% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170309
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '17 at 00:39
Run Duration	279 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

PC Performing below expectations (33^rd 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 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	52.4% Above average	Memory 64.4 1-Core 106 2-Core 66.5 53% 79.1 Pts	4-Core 214 8-Core 782 53% 498 Pts	64-Core 1192 74% 1192 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% MSI(1462 2015) CLim: 1095 MHz, MLim: 1575 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.2.1 Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47% Average	Lighting 55.5 Reflection 54.2 Parallax 72.2 45% 60.6 fps	MRender 57.7 Gravity 48.7 Splatting 73.8 51% 60.1 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116 55,768 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 5 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9376 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1926 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 90 90 323 (AE) Unknown 100 100 1145 (B4) Unknown 0 0 2159 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 65 55 193274249251 (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 10 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 90 90 10 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 18874375982 (F7) Unknown 100 100 599701615 (F8) Unknown 100 100 784098674	81.4% Excellent	Read 511 Write 325 Mixed 390 90% 409 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 68.7 4K Mixed 28.9 112% 40.9 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 148 DQ Mixed 47.2 65% 120 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 97%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 511GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 93 (03) Spinup time 189 169 3525 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 716 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4412 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 655 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 340 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 189 189 34118 (C2) HDA temperature 117 102 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 194 194 2085 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 194 194 2070 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 181 181 7812	67.1% Good	Read 135 Write 98.8 Mixed 104 85% 113 MB/s	4K Read 0.57 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.22 84% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$51 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 226GB free Firmware: CC4H Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 195785392 (03) Spinup time 95 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3327 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 82 60 4475019086 (09) Power-on hours count 84 84 14723 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3155 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 99 99 1 (BC) Unknown 100 99 4295032849 (BD) vendor-specific 98 98 2 (BE) vendor-specific 68 50 538574880 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1483 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 49 49 102180 (C2) HDA temperature 32 50 47244640288 (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 75844827490564 (F1) Unknown 100 253 57785068312777 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -128883410711473	56.3% Above average	Read 101 Write 95.4 Mixed 91.2 72% 95.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 0.81 4K Mixed 0.33 78% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 114%
82 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 60GB free, PID 4200 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	8.98% Terrible	Read 25.8 Write 8.53 Mixed 10.5 16% 14.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.64 4K Write 0.66 4K Mixed 0.53 62% 2.28 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 8.98% Great: 10%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 8GX-D4-3 2x8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	68.7% Good	MC Read 27.8 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 25 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 16.3 SC Write 19.6 SC Mixed 17.9 51% 17.9 GB/s	Latency 115 35% 115 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 97%

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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	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