MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 22% Surfboard	Desktop 66% Battle cruiser	Workstation 20% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 58.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	27.1% 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	47.5% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). 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	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170622
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 08 '17 at 03:26
Run Duration	326 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	45%

PC Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1400-$87 71,313 User benchmarks, average bench 61% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	58.1% Above average	Memory 61.9 1-Core 84.3 2-Core 161 58% 103 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 423 45% 358 Pts	64-Core 448 28% 448 Pts
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 58.1% Great: 69%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 950-$100 111,509 User benchmarks, average bench 26% EVGA(3842 1950) 2GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1652 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 385.69 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	27.1% Poor	Lighting 34.3 Reflection 31.4 Parallax 28.6 28% 31.4 fps	MRender 35 Gravity 29.5 Splatting 29.8 26% 31.5 fps
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 27.1% Great: 28%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 132GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR021 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd 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 6313 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 465 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 96 96 71 (AE) Unknown 100 100 22 (B7) Unknown 100 100 0 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 68 53 201864314912 (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 96 96 4 (CE) Flying height 100 100 0 (F6) Unknown 100 100 16444769662 (F7) Unknown 100 100 515719612 (F8) Unknown 100 100 360297603 (B4) Unknown 0 0 1263 (D2) Unknown 100 100 0	47.5% Average	Read 461 Write 91.2 Mixed 143 50% 232 MB/s	4K Read 17.8 4K Write 49.7 4K Mixed 9.64 66% 25.7 MB/s	DQ Read 111 DQ Write 92.8 DQ Mixed 11.6 33% 71.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 47.5% Great: 95%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 883GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 100 100 65536 (02) Throughput performance 141 141 74 (03) Spinup time 124 124 12897026233 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 1918 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 100 0 (08) Seek timer performance 110 110 36 (09) Power-on hours count 98 98 15298 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1779 (C0) Power-off retract count 99 99 1920 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 99 99 1920 (C2) HDA temperature 206 206 188978429981 (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 18	62% Good	Read 159 Write 57.7 Mixed 89.6 76% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 1.07 4K Mixed 0.16 68% 0.65 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 62% Great: 107%
SanDisk Cruzer Fit 32GB 4,876 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 30GB free, PID 5571 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	7.05% Terrible	Read 21.6 Write 3.78 Mixed 6.38 10% 10.6 MB/s	4K Read 4.88 4K Write 0.63 4K Mixed 1.1 77% 2.2 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 7.05% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Patriot PSD44G240081 2x4GB 1,738 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	74.7% Very good	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 26.4 MC Mixed 27.9 81% 28.3 GB/s	SC Read 13.9 SC Write 20.9 SC Mixed 19.1 51% 18 GB/s	Latency 122 33% 122 ns
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 89%

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

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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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	170x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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