MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


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 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.2%, this CPUs suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	68.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	77.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

3 months ago, 2 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170419
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	May 17 '17 at 09:01
Run Duration	132 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Single core	Quad core	Multi core
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$291 14,390 User benchmarks - Average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	SC Int 105 SC Float 114 SC Mixed 110 88% 110 Pts	QC Int 426 QC Float 457 QC Mixed 440 100% 441 Pts	MC Int 1,238 MC Float 1,253 MC Mixed 1,256 187% 1,249 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 99%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 18,866 User benchmarks - Average bench 62% Asus(1043 0470) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1023 MHz, MLim: 1279 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.5.1 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	68.1% Good	Lighting 204 Reflection 159 Parallax 284 72% 216 fps	MRender 125 Gravity 164 Splatting 180 65% 156 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 68.1% Great: 68%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$159 9,623 User benchmarks - Average bench 72% 374GB free Firmware: M0CR040 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s SYSTEM NCQ 4KALIGNED SSD TRIM S.M.A.R.T Performing above expectations (69^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 94 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 68 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 2 (AE) Unknown 100 100 22 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 67 51 210454642721 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 0 (CA) Data Address Mark errors 100 100 0 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 1009733490 (F7) Unknown 100 100 31658880 (F8) Unknown 100 100 5425319 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1944 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	77.4% Very good	Read 482 Write 302 Mixed 288 79% 357 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 64 4K Mixed 25.2 106% 38.5 MB/s	DQ Read 216 DQ Write 125 DQ Mixed 46.7 68% 130 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 77.4% Great: 86%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$78 11,701 User benchmarks - Average bench 89% 935GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing as expected (42^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 0 (02) Throughput performance 139 139 71 (03) Spinup time 132 132 34388246963 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 4368 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 121 121 34 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 2022 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1394 (C0) Power-off retract count 97 97 4368 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 97 97 4368 (C2) HDA temperature 181 181 214749413409 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 0	87.4% Excellent	Read 156 Write 148 Mixed 153 115% 153 MB/s	4K Read 0.79 4K Write 1.94 4K Mixed 0.22 94% 0.99 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$47 260,272 User benchmarks - Average bench 87% 33GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s NCQ 7200 RPM 4KALIGNED S.M.A.R.T Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 173 167 2325 (04) Start/Stop count 96 96 4668 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6539 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 97 97 3998 (C0) Power-off retract count 200 200 289 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 199 199 4378 (C2) HDA temperature 111 94 32 (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 200 200 0 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	67.6% Good	Read 128 Write 107 Mixed 101 84% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.46 4K Write 2.23 4K Mixed 0.21 84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$160 18,016 User benchmarks - Average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 31.8 MC Mixed 29.7 94% 33 GB/s	SC Read 21.6 SC Write 35.6 SC Mixed 25.9 79% 27.7 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 106%

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Gaming 93%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 85%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) - $100

CPU
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $291Bench 84%, 14,390 samples	1,208x
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $206Bench 80%, 13,577 samples	1,133x
Ryzen 7 1700XAMD $349Bench 88%, 6,827 samples	384x

GPU
GTX 1070Nvidia $400Bench 100%, 136,644 samples	532x
RX 480AMD $265Bench 64%, 48,373 samples	482x
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $275Bench 72%, 96,267 samples	435x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $99Bench 94%, 154,699 samples	454x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GBSamsung $128Bench 219%, 18,853 samples	256x
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $155Bench 97%, 94,559 samples	238x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $160Bench 88%, 18,016 samples	368x
Vengeance LPX 2x8GBCorsairBench 76%, 2,724 samples	323x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $134Bench 82%, 25,309 samples	310x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $1,050

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i7-7700K $307	Nvidia GTX 1070 $400	Samsung 850 Evo 250GB $99
AMD Ryzen 7 1700 $291	AMD RX 480 $265	Samsung 850 Pro 256GB $130
Intel Core i5-7600K $217	Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB $275	Samsung 850 Evo 500GB $155

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $45	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $718	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $45
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $83	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $134	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $22
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB $55	HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB $140	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $13