MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	49.9% 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	146% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 12 '17 at 17:28
Run Duration	182 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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 1700-$195 144,475 User benchmarks, average bench 69% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.95 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 78.8 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 905 83% 694 Pts	64-Core 1330 82% 1330 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.4% 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: 17.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Lighting 63.6 Reflection 64.9 Parallax 75.7 52% 68.1 fps	MRender 62.3 Gravity 57 Splatting 52.3 46% 57.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 600p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$49 58,154 User benchmarks, average bench 116% 56GB free (System drive) Firmware: PSF109C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	146% Outstanding	Read 1,381 Write 557 Mixed 785 199% 908 MB/s	4K Read 31.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 33.8 152% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 232 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 79.9 110% 198 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 157%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 462GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 175 169 4241 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2913 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 28 28 53274 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 909 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 561 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 2351 (C2) HDA temperature 107 91 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 199 195 399	67.4% Good	Read 142 Write 92.7 Mixed 87.9 80% 108 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.78 4K Mixed 0.36 103% 0.96 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 67.4% Great: 76%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 61GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 25 (03) Spinup time 178 165 4066 (04) Start/Stop count 86 86 14899 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 37 37 46416 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 417 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 174 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 196 196 14724 (C2) HDA temperature 107 90 40 (C4) Reallocation count 200 200 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 200 200 1 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 200 200 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 22	60% Good	Read 119 Write 89.5 Mixed 95 76% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.54 4K Write 2.07 4K Mixed 0.42 107% 1.01 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 60% Great: 74%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 110GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	29.5% Poor	Read 125 Write 32.5 Mixed 39.1 66% 65.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.81 4K Write 1.02 4K Mixed 1.1 90% 2.31 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 29.5% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42 131,007 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	MC Read 36.7 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 31.8 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 36 SC Mixed 26.9 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 82.8 48% 82.8 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 95%

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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	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 $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 $176	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