MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Sail boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 28% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	47.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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	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	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170919
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 06 '18 at 12:20
Run Duration	298 Seconds
Run User	KEN-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 78.6 1-Core 113 2-Core 224 77% 139 Pts	4-Core 434 8-Core 722 70% 578 Pts	64-Core 920 57% 920 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% EVGA(3842 6251) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.71 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	34% Below average	Lighting 42.4 Reflection 34.4 Parallax 40.1 34% 39 fps	MRender 42.9 Gravity 39.6 Splatting 39.3 33% 40.6 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 34% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB 24,911 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 60GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF3000RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 474 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 84 (A5) Unknown 100 100 492 (A6) Unknown 100 100 6 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 19 (A9) Unknown 100 100 294 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 6 (AE) Unknown 100 100 35 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 56 240518955041 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 1271328407848 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 1401 (EA) Unknown 100 100 3758 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1526 (F2) Unknown 100 100 2084 (F4) Unknown 0 100 0	47.2% Average	Read 518 Write 166 Mixed 154 60% 279 MB/s	4K Read 20.3 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 6.28 53% 17.8 MB/s	DQ Read 19.5 DQ Write 40.5 DQ Mixed 8.59 13% 22.8 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 47.2% Great: 56%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 8GB 30,139 User benchmarks, average bench 10% 7GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	12.6% Very poor	Read 35.1 Write 4.84 Mixed 9.42 15% 16.4 MB/s	4K Read 4.33 4K Write 1.76 4K Mixed 1.21 117% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.6% Great: 13%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial Ballistix Sport LT DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25 20,263 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	48.4% Average	MC Read 18.4 MC Write 15.5 MC Mixed 14.6 46% 16.2 GB/s	SC Read 17.8 SC Write 18 SC Mixed 16.8 50% 17.5 GB/s	Latency 83.1 48% 83.1 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 48%

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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 $45Bench 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 $300	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 $45	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