MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	44.1% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	4.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 20 '18 at 20:58
Run Duration	227 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (56^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 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	71% Very good	Memory 69.7 1-Core 97.5 2-Core 195 67% 121 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 710 66% 549 Pts	64-Core 1,037 64% 1,037 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 71% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Asus(1043 0501) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1350 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.12.1 Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	44.1% Average	Lighting 52.4 Reflection 68.8 Parallax 70.8 43% 64 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 51.5 Splatting 55.6 47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 44.1% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Hitachi HDT725050VLA380 500GB 1,490 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 333GB free Firmware: V56OA73A Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 106 106 21507080635 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 9635 (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 30958 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 9339 (C0) Power-off retract count 92 92 10387 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 92 92 10387 (C2) HDA temperature 136 136 249109086252 (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	38.7% Below average	Read 68.4 Write 66.1 Mixed 63.7 50% 66.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.61 4K Write 1.75 4K Mixed 0.37 98% 0.91 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 38.7% Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 168 167 2566 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 678 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 93 93 5531 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 660 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 60 57 672727080 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 77 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1307 (C2) HDA temperature 103 100 40 (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 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	88.1% Excellent	Read 154 Write 153 Mixed 171 121% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.26 4K Write 1.93 4K Mixed 0.38 130% 1.19 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 109%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 14GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	15% Very poor	Read 74.2 Write 8.45 Mixed 12.3 27% 31.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.13 4K Write 0.08 4K Mixed 0.11 40% 3.11 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 15% Great: 23%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D2 1x8GB 908 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	37.5% Below average	MC Read 14.1 MC Write 11 MC Mixed 11.8 35% 12.3 GB/s	SC Read 14.2 SC Write 14.2 SC Mixed 14.4 41% 14.3 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 37.5% Great: 50%

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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 $129Bench 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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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