MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 40% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.8% 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	82.6% 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	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, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '17 at 21:16
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 1500X-$131 70,038 User benchmarks, average bench 66% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	77.4% Very good	Memory 77.8 1-Core 111 2-Core 216 76% 135 Pts	4-Core 418 8-Core 580 63% 499 Pts	64-Core 606 38% 606 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Gigabyte(1458 22BD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1120 MHz, MLim: 1600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 66.9 Parallax 85.4 59% 74.9 fps	MRender 64.2 Gravity 59.9 Splatting 83.7 58% 69.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 128GB-$74 9,892 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 73GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 2 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 6959 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1395 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 86 86 428 (AE) Unknown 100 100 376 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1036 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 42 249108758560 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 16 (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 86 86 14 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 20521971050 (F7) Unknown 100 100 653412035 (F8) Unknown 100 100 996051890	82.6% Excellent	Read 521 Write 187 Mixed 274 72% 327 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 94.8 4K Mixed 31.4 134% 51.7 MB/s	DQ Read 255 DQ Write 185 DQ Mixed 50.3 84% 163 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 82.6% Great: 89%
Samsung HD252HJ 250GB 8,167 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 201GB free Firmware: 1AC01118 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 92 92 3290 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4334 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 96 96 20634 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3201 (0D) Soft read error rate 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 78 55 370081814 (C2) HDA temperature 75 52 420413465 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 86752 (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 (C8) Write error rate 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 253 253 0	47% Average	Read 79.9 Write 83.7 Mixed 83.2 62% 82.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.58 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.46 110% 0.98 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 58%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 190GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 164 2333 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1587 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 8438 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1387 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 328 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1259 (C2) HDA temperature 113 88 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 200 200 460 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	83.8% Excellent	Read 150 Write 142 Mixed 136 107% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.83 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.27 108% 1.14 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB 18,648 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (81^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	49.4% Average	MC Read 19.3 MC Write 15.3 MC Mixed 15.4 48% 16.7 GB/s	SC Read 16.4 SC Write 19.5 SC Mixed 16.4 50% 17.4 GB/s	Latency 84.7 47% 84.7 ns
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.4% Great: 56%

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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	818x
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	326x
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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16