MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.5% 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	101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	6.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20171205
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 25 '18 at 02:44
Run Duration	107 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing way above expectations (85^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 1600X-$200 105,083 User benchmarks, average bench 75% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	83.7% Excellent	Memory 75.6 1-Core 124 2-Core 245 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 824 83% 658 Pts	64-Core 1,059 71% 1,059 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.7% Great: 82%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 70,493 User benchmarks, average bench 51% Asus(1043 04ED) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1050 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.2.1 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	51.5% Above average	Lighting 68.7 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 82.8 56% 71.7 fps	MRender 62.6 Gravity 56.7 Splatting 79.3 47% 66.2 fps
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC-WRSN 250GB 1,276 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: X41110WD Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 695 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 232 (A5) Unknown 100 100 21499478347 (A6) Unknown 100 100 1 (A7) Unknown 100 100 21 (A8) Unknown 100 100 15 (A9) Unknown 100 100 192 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6 (AE) Unknown 100 100 121 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 1 (C2) HDA temperature 62 65 279174184998 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 403732496478 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1640 (EA) Unknown 100 100 2416 (F1) Unknown 253 253 1909 (F2) Unknown 253 253 1989 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	101% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 406 Mixed 376 96% 430 MB/s	4K Read 39.4 4K Write 90.6 4K Mixed 31 147% 53.7 MB/s	DQ Read 311 DQ Write 207 DQ Mixed 66.6 102% 195 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 2,182,040 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 512GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 181 174 1941 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 789 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 822 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 319 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 34 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 754 (C2) HDA temperature 108 105 35 (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	95% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 153 Mixed 153 121% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.88 4K Write 2.58 4K Mixed 0.32 120% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 110%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x4GB-$38 14,859 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 34.1 MC Mixed 30 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 32.8 SC Mixed 26.9 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 89.1 45% 89.1 ns
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 89%

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

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Desktop 78%

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Workstation 44%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $143Bench 72%, 300,987 samples	2,754x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $260Bench 72%, 169,694 samples	1,188x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $200Bench 75%, 105,083 samples	882x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $290Bench 57%, 1,047,709 samples	1,231x
GTX 1070Nvidia $330Bench 79%, 993,871 samples	882x
RX 580AMD $218Bench 55%, 623,105 samples	817x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $70Bench 105%, 768,156 samples	471x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $57Bench 107%, 478,856 samples	325x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $125Bench 111%, 615,795 samples	323x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $71Bench 83%, 417,739 samples	667x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 377,979 samples	500x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 193,844 samples	283x

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Value: 59% - Above average

Total price: $664

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-10600K $260	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Crucial MX500 250GB $47
Intel Core i5-9600K $219	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i5-10400F $161	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $40

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $47	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $71	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16