MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 53% Yacht	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 42.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	99.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 19 '23 at 15:08
Run Duration	163 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	38%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^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-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (0^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Memory 52.9 1-Core 42.2 2-Core 83.7 37% 59.6 Pts	4-Core 169 8-Core 293 28% 231 Pts	64-Core 425 26% 425 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.29 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.9% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 126 Parallax 137 97% 127 fps	MRender 163 Gravity 122 Splatting 110 105% 132 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 99.9% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z33130RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 361 Write 263 Mixed 250 65% 291 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 40.9 4K Mixed 17.7 70% 25.1 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 33.9 58% 114 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 78%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 71GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 389 411 330 167 158 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Read 411 Write 440 Mixed 381 SusWrite 301 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 44.4 4K Mixed 33.2 108% 35.2 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 221 DQ Mixed 241 182% 246 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 134%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 310GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 179 183 182 181 184 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	80% Very good	Read 100 Write 78.6 Mixed 78.7 SusWrite 178 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 179% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (53^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	81.4% Excellent	MC Read 33.2 MC Write 31.5 MC Mixed 30.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 17.3 SC Mixed 19.4 46% 16.3 GB/s	Latency 150 27% 150 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 101%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	817x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	339x
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 $400Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	78x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16