MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 18% Surfboard	Desktop 80% Battleship	Workstation 17% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	19.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	69.6% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 12 '17 at 11:23
Run Duration	180 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 70.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 244 79% 146 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 759 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 928 57% 928 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 2974) CLim: 1646 MHz, MLim: 1992 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 384.94 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	19.4% Very poor	Lighting 3.7 Reflection 70.2 Parallax 63.3 3% 45.8 fps	MRender 72.5 Gravity 64.3 Splatting 55 51% 63.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
P300-MTFDDAC100SAL 100GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 0003 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (06) Read channel margin 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 30977 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 65 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (0E) Unknown 100 100 128 (0F) Unknown 100 100 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 9 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 99 99 1447 (AE) Unknown 100 100 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 1452 (B5) Unknown 100 100 231929413668 (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 9 (BE) vendor-specific 66 63 158914838562 (C2) HDA temperature 67 63 158914838561 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (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 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 99 99 1	69.6% Good	Read 428 Write 339 Mixed 343 82% 370 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 62.7 4K Mixed 10.3 83% 32.4 MB/s	DQ Read 173 DQ Write 191 DQ Mixed 6.85 54% 123 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 84%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 781GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 171 2175 (04) Start/Stop count 97 97 3126 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 8889 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2239 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 278 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2847 (C2) HDA temperature 113 99 30 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	97.4% Outstanding	Read 187 Write 152 Mixed 148 122% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.98 4K Write 2.83 4K Mixed 0.29 126% 1.36 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 109%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$22 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 464GB free Firmware: 0003SDM1 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 107 99 13383668 (03) Spinup time 99 98 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1911 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 80 60 116139310 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 6487 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 37 1671 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 97 33 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 70 48 504758302 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 823 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 1 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 18 18 164267 (C2) HDA temperature 30 52 38654705694 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 50 43 13383668 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (FE) Unknown 100 100 0	44.2% Average	Read 77.9 Write 76.1 Mixed 72 57% 75.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.47 4K Write 1.24 4K Mixed 0.41 88% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 43%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 435GB free Firmware: CC43 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 118 99 170646080 (03) Spinup time 91 90 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 573 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 65 57 42983365609 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 1672 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 565 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 96 96 4 (BE) vendor-specific 68 50 538247200 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 85 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 573 (C2) HDA temperature 32 50 51539607584 (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 -109671989901657 (F1) Unknown 100 253 30573808866 (F2) Unknown 100 253 23912409475	76.4% Very good	Read 133 Write 134 Mixed 119 96% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.08 4K Mixed 0.21 64% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GE2666C16K8 1x8GB 12 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	36.1% Below average	MC Read 13.5 MC Write 11.6 MC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 10.6 SC Write 10.5 SC Mixed 13 32% 11.4 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 36% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 43%

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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	819x
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 $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16