MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 70.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	56.3% 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	74.1% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	5.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170215
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 15 '17 at 21:35
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 1700X-$211 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	70.1% Very good	Memory 71.3 1-Core 113 2-Core 232 76% 139 Pts	4-Core 370 8-Core 722 65% 546 Pts	64-Core 1,304 81% 1,304 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 70.1% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	56.3% Above average	Lighting 72.6 Reflection 67.9 Parallax 83.1 59% 74.5 fps	MRender 66 Gravity 67.5 Splatting 55.5 51% 63 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 56.3% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Neutron XTi 240GB-$149 846 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: SAFC02.3 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 10 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 15 (A2) Unknown 100 100 365 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 1 (AE) Unknown 100 100 12 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 12 (C2) HDA temperature 97 97 128850984990 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (DA) Unknown 100 100 0 (E7) Temperature 100 100 100 (F1) Unknown 100 100 105 (F2) Unknown 100 100 73	74.1% Very good	Read 516 Write 371 Mixed 435 98% 441 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 68.2 4K Mixed 11.8 91% 35.5 MB/s	DQ Read 26.3 DQ Write 182 DQ Mixed 33.3 46% 80.5 MB/s
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 104%
OCZ AMD Radeon R7 120GB-$67 1,123 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 111GB free Firmware: 1.01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 0 0 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 696 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 189 (AB) Unknown 100 100 40662096 (AE) Unknown 100 100 29 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 100 100 0 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (D0) Spin buzz 100 100 54 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0 (E0) Load friction 100 100 1 (E9) Unknown 99 99 99 (F1) Unknown 100 100 1803 (F2) Unknown 100 100 1709 (F9) Unknown 100 100 113284517	85.3% Excellent	Read 510 Write 423 Mixed 450 103% 461 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 21 104% 40.2 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 175 DQ Mixed 76.1 87% 148 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 104%
SAMSUNG HM640JJ 640GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 359GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	49.1% Average	Read 101 Write 119 Mixed 109 145% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.67 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 0.41 108% 1.26 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.1% Great: 49%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX 2x4GB 16 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	79% Very good	MC Read 30.6 MC Write 29 MC Mixed 26.8 82% 28.8 GB/s	SC Read 19.4 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 22 66% 23.2 GB/s	Latency 98.4 41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 84%

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

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	818x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
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	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $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