MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 23% Surfboard	Desktop 51% Yacht	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (37th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 63 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 40.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below 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	43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (32%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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 @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '17 at 01:20
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	32%

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PC Performing below expectations (37^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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	40.6% Average	Memory 54 1-Core 40 2-Core 80.5 36% 58.2 Pts	4-Core 148 8-Core 226 23% 187 Pts	64-Core 222 14% 222 Pts
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 73%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 8C95) CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 387.92 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47% Average	Lighting 51.8 Reflection 69.1 Parallax 61 42% 60.6 fps	MRender 70.4 Gravity 65.5 Splatting 69.7 56% 68.5 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 47% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 77GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 13163 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 176 (A5) Unknown 100 100 501367 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 128 (AE) Unknown 100 100 71 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 60 40 231929348136 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 426 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 1173 (F1) Unknown 100 100 19036984767 (F2) Unknown 100 100 9431012675	43.8% Average	Read 433 Write 252 Mixed 320 74% 335 MB/s	4K Read 12.9 4K Write 13.3 4K Mixed 6.2 34% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 31.2 DQ Write 13.7 DQ Mixed 5.57 9% 16.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 56%
Hitachi HDS722020ALA330 2TB-$71 17,356 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 1.5TB free Firmware: JKAOA3MA Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 134 134 97 (03) Spinup time 116 116 30105797228 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1201 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 1 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 35 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 4069 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 89 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1217 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1217 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 231929675809 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 1 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	53% Above average	Read 97 Write 87.7 Mixed 106 73% 97 MB/s	4K Read 0.49 4K Write 0.89 4K Mixed 0.33 74% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 69%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2800 C17 1x8GB 531 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	46.7% Average	MC Read 18.6 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 15.8 48% 16.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 15.7 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 147 27% 147 ns
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 46.7% Great: 53%

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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	825x
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	328x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	267x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	201x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16