MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 70% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 66.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	54.7% 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	60.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Very high background CPU (49%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 07 '17 at 21:54
Run Duration	173 Seconds
Run User	NOR-User
Background CPU	49%

PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.4% Good	Memory 61.2 1-Core 102 2-Core 190 65% 118 Pts	4-Core 385 8-Core 642 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 854 53% 854 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 82%

Graphics Cards	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Nvidia(10DE 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1506 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Lighting 67.9 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 63.3 55% 67.6 fps	MRender 75.4 Gravity 65.3 Splatting 58.6 54% 66.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 54%
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Asus(1043 8537) 2GB CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 376.53 Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	34.3% Below average	Lighting 44.4 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 38.7 36% 42.2 fps	MRender 39.1 Gravity 39 Splatting 35 31% 37.7 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 530 Series 120GB-$79 15,015 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: DC22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 472446407964 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1836 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 100 100 100 (B7) Unknown 100 100 14 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 30 47 38657785886 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 100 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E1) Load/Unload cycle count 100 100 520087 (E2) Load-in time 100 100 65535 (E3) Torque amplification count 100 100 40 (E4) Power-off retract count 100 100 65535 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 67 67 0 (F1) Unknown 100 100 520087 (F2) Unknown 100 100 355931 (F9) Unknown 100 100 110310	60.2% Good	Read 470 Write 110 Mixed 196 56% 259 MB/s	4K Read 23.8 4K Write 76.5 4K Mixed 19.5 102% 39.9 MB/s	DQ Read 108 DQ Write 99.3 DQ Mixed 33.7 44% 80.2 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 79%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC4B Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 114 99 75079072 (03) Spinup time 93 92 0 (04) Start/Stop count 91 91 9507 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 75889952 (09) Power-on hours count 76 76 21291 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2291 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 69 52 4816830495 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 243 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 24 24 152675 (C2) HDA temperature 31 48 -140737488355297 (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 -36159329655223 (F1) Unknown 100 253 -4477229258098 (F2) Unknown 100 253 -41045713718909	110% Outstanding	Read 195 Write 188 Mixed 104 120% 162 MB/s	4K Read 0.86 4K Write 1.36 4K Mixed 0.47 113% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 114%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 931GB free Firmware: ST6OA31B Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 131083 (02) Throughput performance 100 100 0 (03) Spinup time 143 143 38683869541 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 76 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 8 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 44083 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 76 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1857 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1857 (C2) HDA temperature 193 193 231929020447 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 13 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 72 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1	51.1% Above average	Read 104 Write 73.8 Mixed 36.4 52% 71.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.96 4K Mixed 0.46 118% 1.05 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 51.1% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D2 2x8GB 1,659 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	39.3% Below average	MC Read 15.1 MC Write 12.3 MC Mixed 13.5 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 13.8 SC Write 11 SC Mixed 14.3 37% 13 GB/s	Latency 124 32% 124 ns
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 39.3% Great: 92%

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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	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 $295	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 $40	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