MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 72% Battleship	Workstation 38% 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 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	48.2% 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	83.6% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170913
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 17 '17 at 16:51
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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 7 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 72.7 1-Core 90.2 2-Core 153 62% 105 Pts	4-Core 304 8-Core 594 53% 449 Pts	64-Core 1,033 64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% MSI(1462 3411) CLim: 1242 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.9.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	48.2% Average	Lighting 60.6 Reflection 64.8 Parallax 75.2 49% 66.9 fps	MRender 62.2 Gravity 55.6 Splatting 52.6 46% 56.8 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 50GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 1 0 (09) Power-on hours count 99 99 3548 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 3196 (B1) Unknown 94 93 68 (B3) Unknown 100 1 0 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (B7) Unknown 100 1 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 62 52 38 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 99 99 420 (EB) Unknown 99 99 1189 (F1) Unknown 99 99 21097473625	83.6% Excellent	Read 493 Write 349 Mixed 335 87% 393 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 21.2 122% 42 MB/s	DQ Read 176 DQ Write 135 DQ Mixed 47.4 65% 119 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 108%
OCZ Vertex 3 120GB-$42 25,948 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 43GB free Firmware: 2.22 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 4702391 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 0 0 25280177507110 (0C) Power cycle count 96 96 4969 (AB) Unknown 0 0 0 (AC) Unknown 0 0 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 366 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 0 0 0 (B6) Unknown 0 0 0 (BB) vendor-specific 0 0 7408 (C2) HDA temperature 30 30 128850984990 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 4702391 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 4702391 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 4702391 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 0 (E9) Unknown 0 0 5544 (EA) Unknown 0 0 6743 (F1) Unknown 0 0 6743 (F2) Unknown 0 0 6335	68.3% Good	Read 510 Write 158 Mixed 240 66% 303 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 19.1 106% 39.3 MB/s	DQ Read 177 DQ Write 147 DQ Mixed 50.4 68% 125 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 82%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 530GB free Firmware: CC46 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 119 99 227633072 (03) Spinup time 98 97 0 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1919 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 72 60 15910215 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 2231 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1137 (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 68 50 538378272 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 143 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 96 96 8929 (C2) HDA temperature 32 50 64424509472 (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 49855980373202 (F1) Unknown 100 253 12723460180 (F2) Unknown 100 253 6293815348502	93.5% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 148 Mixed 158 122% 161 MB/s	4K Read 0.81 4K Write 1.66 4K Mixed 0.2 87% 0.89 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 112%
WD Elements 1TB 51,914 User benchmarks, average bench 26% 417GB free, PID 10a8 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 84.5 Write 78.6 Mixed 39.2 82% 67.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.27 25% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LED DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$192 40,358 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 30.3 MC Mixed 29.4 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 22.2 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 95.2 42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 105%

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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 $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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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

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