MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive	59.1% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	17 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 03 '18 at 05:19
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

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 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	63.6% Good	Memory 65.3 1-Core 108 2-Core 204 69% 126 Pts	4-Core 333 8-Core 581 55% 457 Pts	64-Core 786 49% 786 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.6% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 446GB free Firmware: MU01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 182 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 486 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 47 (A3) Unknown 100 100 571 (94) Unknown 100 100 27107 (95) Unknown 100 100 409 (96) Unknown 100 100 264 (97) Unknown 100 100 387 (A4) Unknown 100 100 9530 (A5) Unknown 100 100 77 (A6) Unknown 100 100 0 (A7) Unknown 100 100 7 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 139 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 36421878415385 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 57456 (F2) Unknown 100 100 147334 (F5) Unknown 100 100 112573 (F6) Unknown 100 100 108428 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	58.1% Above average	Read 462 Write 249 Mixed 265 72% 326 MB/s	4K Read 22.8 4K Write 18 4K Mixed 17.7 67% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 123 DQ Write 56.6 DQ Mixed 22.9 35% 67.5 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 95%
Crucial BX200 480GB-$160 11,290 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: MU01.6 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 1137 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 698 (A0) Unknown 100 100 0 (A1) Unknown 100 100 55 (A3) Unknown 100 100 478 (94) Unknown 100 100 102964 (95) Unknown 100 100 1482 (96) Unknown 100 100 1392 (97) Unknown 100 100 1450 (A4) Unknown 100 100 40569 (A5) Unknown 100 100 83 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 31 (A9) Unknown 100 100 97 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 142 (C2) HDA temperature 100 100 30924303564824 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 48 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 297092 (F2) Unknown 100 100 320981 (F5) Unknown 100 100 479221 (F6) Unknown 100 100 411856 (F7) Unknown 100 100 0	59.1% Above average	Read 480 Write 252 Mixed 268 73% 334 MB/s	4K Read 23.1 4K Write 24.7 4K Mixed 16.2 69% 21.3 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 50 DQ Mixed 29.7 36% 66.4 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 59.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$64 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 579GB free Firmware: CC26 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 66576672 (03) Spinup time 97 96 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1545 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 76 60 43326838 (09) Power-on hours count 89 89 9941 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 912 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 94 94 6 (BE) vendor-specific 75 57 521404441 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 282 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 62 62 76413 (C2) HDA temperature 25 43 47244640281 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 -114787295948739 (F1) Unknown 100 253 38019888326 (F2) Unknown 100 253 356223438186	78.8% Very good	Read 136 Write 139 Mixed 135 103% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.64 4K Write 1.49 4K Mixed 0.16 72% 0.76 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 78.8% Great: 114%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 16GB 188 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID 0715 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	6.81% Terrible	Read 19.7 Write 8.6 Mixed 13.2 16% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 3.96 4K Write 0.37 4K Mixed 0.35 39% 1.56 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 6.81% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Value DDR4 2133 C15 3x8GB 47 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 3 of 4 slots used 24GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.4% Average	MC Read 16.8 MC Write 14 MC Mixed 16.5 45% 15.8 GB/s	SC Read 13.4 SC Write 11.7 SC Mixed 14.1 37% 13.1 GB/s	Latency 113 35% 113 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 44.4% Great: 88%

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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 $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	818x
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	326x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16