MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 82% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 75% Battleship	Workstation 80% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 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 70%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	43.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

9 days ago, 9 days ago, 9 days ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 14:38
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

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PC Performing below expectations (35^th 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-$320 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	70% Very good	Memory 68.3 1-Core 98.9 2-Core 195 67% 121 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 672 64% 529 Pts	64-Core 1,007 62% 1,007 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$510 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 150 Reflection 125 Parallax 156 123% 144 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 128 Splatting 96.6 105% 133 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 10GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 13 17 25 17 32 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 344 Write 52.4 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 30.5 24% 114 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 14.6 4K Mixed 17.6 63% 18 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 0.2 55% 130 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 78%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 71GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 279 184 179 171 180 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 462 Write 466 Mixed 392 SusWrite 237 87% 389 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 46.3 151% 50.6 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 360 272% 363 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 310GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 181 178 181 182 181 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	80.6% Excellent	Read 102 Write 81.3 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 178 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$59 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (44^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	77% Very good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 26 80% 28.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.5 SC Write 27.8 SC Mixed 21.7 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

SkillBench Score 63: 0P 5R 10G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
63%	43%	54	545	448	240	24.5"	1920 1080	DELA103 DELL AW2518HF

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Gaming 45%

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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 $190Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	701x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $320Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	305x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $160Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	229x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $130Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	273x
GTX 1070Nvidia $200Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	232x
GTX 1080Nvidia $323Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	165x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	93x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	70x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $109Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	59x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	155x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	143x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $43Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	61x

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Value: 83% - Excellent

Total price: $523

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $315	Nvidia RTX 3060 $330	Crucial MX500 250GB $31
Intel Core i5-12600K $194	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $420	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $830	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $80	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16