MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	57.5% 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	82.4% 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	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.

Run History

7 years ago, 7 years ago, 7 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	14.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '17 at 01:26
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	Memory 79.7 1-Core 120 2-Core 240 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 911 83% 695 Pts	64-Core 1314 81% 1314 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325 82,117 User benchmarks, average bench 50% Asus(1043 04DD) CLim: 1147 MHz, MLim: 1521 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.3.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Lighting 71.4 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 76.3 58% 71.1 fps	MRender 65.6 Gravity 58.4 Splatting 77.9 56% 67.3 fps
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 52%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 187GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 107 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 162 (B1) Unknown 99 99 3 (B3) Unknown 100 100 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 58 45 42 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 20 (EB) Unknown 99 99 80 (F1) Unknown 99 99 1566417703	82.4% Excellent	Read 517 Write 416 Mixed 422 100% 452 MB/s	4K Read 36.6 4K Write 61.4 4K Mixed 21.3 115% 39.8 MB/s	DQ Read 38.8 DQ Write 69.2 DQ Mixed 38.5 34% 48.9 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 124%
Toshiba THNSNJ256GMCT 256GB 368 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 125GB free Firmware: JTT10101 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 100 100 0 (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 100 100 7365 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 4688 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 1721 (A9) Unknown 100 100 100 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 190 190 0 (AF) Unknown 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 196 (C2) HDA temperature 50 33 287763595314 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (F0) Head flying hours 100 100 0	90.1% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 477 Mixed 500 111% 496 MB/s	4K Read 23.7 4K Write 68 4K Mixed 29.5 110% 40.4 MB/s	DQ Read 127 DQ Write 179 DQ Mixed 88.4 85% 131 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 94%
Samsung Flash Drive 16GB 880 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 15GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Read 136 Write 12.1 Mixed 15.9 45% 54.6 MB/s
Poor: 7% Great: 29%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMU16GX4 2x8GB 1,403 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98.9% Outstanding	MC Read 42.6 MC Write 32.7 MC Mixed 31.4 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 41.3 SC Mixed 28.6 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 98.9% Great: 96%

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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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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	820x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16