MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 65% Destroyer	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	72.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	228% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 6 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180316
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 08 '18 at 22:42
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 1600-$110 392,253 User benchmarks, average bench 70% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	79.2% Very good	Memory 79.3 1-Core 111 2-Core 209 75% 133 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 694 69% 560 Pts	64-Core 879 54% 879 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 2424) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 397.31 Performing below potential (12^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	72.7% Very good	Lighting 86.5 Reflection 109 Parallax 89.4 70% 94.8 fps	MRender 95.2 Gravity 88.8 Splatting 96.5 77% 93.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 106GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 95 95 132529402 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 133006547225384 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 987 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AE) Unknown 0 0 135 (B1) Unknown 0 0 1 (B5) Unknown 100 100 0 (B6) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BD) vendor-specific 30 38 55837065246 (C2) HDA temperature 30 38 55837065246 (C3) Hardware ECC recovered 120 120 132529402 (C4) Reallocation count 100 100 0 (C9) Soft read error rate 120 120 132529402 (CC) Soft ECC correction 120 120 132529402 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 100 (E7) Temperature 100 100 103079215104 (E9) Unknown 0 0 3994 (EA) Unknown 0 0 4303 (F1) Unknown 0 0 4303 (F2) Unknown 0 0 5426 (F4) Unknown 100 100 2424845	66.2% Good	Read 501 Write 208 Mixed 313 75% 341 MB/s	4K Read 26.1 4K Write 67.7 4K Mixed 13.8 93% 35.9 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 136 DQ Mixed 61.3 70% 119 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 66.2% Great: 85%
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45 240,629 User benchmarks, average bench 199% 106GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	228% Outstanding	Read 2,599 Write 1,193 Mixed 1,374 378% 1,722 MB/s	4K Read 44.6 4K Write 75.1 4K Mixed 34 151% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 157 DQ Write 119 DQ Mixed 61.3 67% 112 MB/s
Poor: 142% ↑ This bench: 228% Great: 236%
Sandisk S128G 126GB 21,984 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 95GB free Firmware: 3.2.0 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 100 100 9052 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1307 (A5) Unknown 100 100 530430 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 136 (AE) Unknown 100 100 483 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 62 38 261993005094 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 453 (E8) Unknown 100 100 0 (EA) Unknown 100 100 816 (F1) Unknown 100 100 19433941753 (F2) Unknown 100 100 20884838418	50% Above average	Read 455 Write 274 Mixed 324 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 15.6 4K Mixed 9.34 47% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 38.5 DQ Write 18.2 DQ Mixed 10.2 12% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 50% Great: 56%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201 13,611 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (87^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 34.5 MC Mixed 34.1 103% 35.9 GB/s	SC Read 23.1 SC Write 36.8 SC Mixed 28.7 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 81.9 49% 81.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 103%

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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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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 $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