MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 33% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	56% 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	73.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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	5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 720 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170316
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 18 '18 at 17:34
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100 83,528 User benchmarks, average bench 57% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.1 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	69.3% Good	Memory 78.3 1-Core 93.8 2-Core 196 70% 123 Pts	4-Core 348 8-Core 356 47% 352 Pts	64-Core 380 24% 380 Pts
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 69.3% Great: 68%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% EVGA(3842 3975) CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 398.11 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	56% Above average	Lighting 70.8 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 63.9 58% 68.5 fps	MRender 74.3 Gravity 65.8 Splatting 57.1 53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 56% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 120GB 22,748 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM11.2 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 310 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 118 (A8) Unknown 100 100 0 (AA) Unknown 88 88 180 (AD) Unknown 100 100 327701 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 83 (C2) HDA temperature 67 67 141736083489 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 510	73.4% Very good	Read 440 Write 377 Mixed 439 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 75 4K Mixed 5.72 100% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 35.9 DQ Write 203 DQ Mixed 10.9 40% 83.3 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 73.4% Great: 94%
WD Green 1.5TB (2010)-$170 41,439 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 794GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 Max speed: SATA 2.0 300 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 1 (03) Spinup time 172 170 6358 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2159 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 88 88 9450 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 99 99 1037 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 387 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 190 190 32819 (C2) HDA temperature 113 99 37 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 198 141 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	62.5% Good	Read 120 Write 97.4 Mixed 95.5 78% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.55 4K Write 1.82 4K Mixed 0.12 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 63%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 183GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	34.3% Below average	Read 76.2 Write 74.1 Mixed 66.9 92% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 1.08 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.38 93% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.3% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4-3000C DDR4 1x8GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	55.8% Above average	MC Read 20.9 MC Write 19.3 MC Mixed 17.2 55% 19.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 18.8 55% 19.2 GB/s	Latency 83.8 48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 55.8% Great: 54%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 45%

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Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

Speed boat

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 $46

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