MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 77% Battleship	Workstation 59% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	81.7% 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	64% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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, 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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170727
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '17 at 18:33
Run Duration	325 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 70.2 1-Core 105 2-Core 210 71% 128 Pts	4-Core 415 8-Core 642 65% 529 Pts	64-Core 863 53% 863 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6173) CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 382.5 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	81.7% Excellent	Lighting 99.7 Reflection 116 Parallax 95.4 81% 104 fps	MRender 105 Gravity 94.1 Splatting 103 82% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 480GB-$180 3,042 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 117GB free (System drive) Firmware: RG21 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2144 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1844 (AA) Unknown 99 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 73 (B7) Unknown 100 100 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 29 100 51543343133 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 73 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 2 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 472606 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 60 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 99 100 0 (E9) Unknown 89 100 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 472606 (F2) Unknown 100 100 713628 (F9) Unknown 100 100 105344	64% Good	Read 512 Write 221 Mixed 269 73% 334 MB/s	4K Read 27.4 4K Write 17.5 4K Mixed 21.6 78% 22.2 MB/s	DQ Read 175 DQ Write 93.3 DQ Mixed 59.9 64% 110 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 64% Great: 69%
Toshiba X300 5TB-$125 12,743 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: FP2A Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 7611 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 979 (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 97 97 1584 (0A) Spinup retry count 119 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 418 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 15 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 60 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 1044 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 231929282591 (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 200 253 0 (DC) Disk shift 100 100 0 (DE) Loaded hours 98 98 889 (DF) Load/unload retry count 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 0 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 548 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	60.8% Good	Read 112 Write 99.5 Mixed 96.3 77% 103 MB/s	4K Read 1.04 4K Write 1.92 4K Mixed 0.31 114% 1.09 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 60.8% Great: 109%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 71 (03) Spinup time 143 143 30090133921 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 2866 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 124 124 33 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4664 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1179 (C0) Power-off retract count 98 98 2868 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 2868 (C2) HDA temperature 187 187 231928954912 (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 200 200 0	85.7% Excellent	Read 153 Write 146 Mixed 132 108% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.91 4K Write 2.08 4K Mixed 0.23 102% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 85.7% Great: 107%
CBM USB 2.0 2GB 49 User benchmarks, average bench 4% 2GB free, PID 6387 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	3.88% Terrible	Read 11.9 Write 4.38 Mixed 6 8% 7.42 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 19% 1.64 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.88% Great: 5%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.6% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 27.2 83% 29.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 22.6 67% 23.3 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.6% Great: 110%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

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	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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16