MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 53% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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	53.6% 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	78.7% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	5.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 1.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170410
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 18 '17 at 01:52
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (84^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 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 78.9 1-Core 93.8 2-Core 241 75% 138 Pts	4-Core 481 8-Core 953 85% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,320 82% 1,320 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 290-$399 68,699 User benchmarks, average bench 46% Sapphire(174B E283) CLim: 1000 MHz, MLim: 1400 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 17.4.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	53.6% Above average	Lighting 66.7 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 81.8 54% 69.4 fps	MRender 59 Gravity 53 Splatting 74.7 52% 62.2 fps
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 53.6% Great: 50%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 120GB-$42 87,912 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 20GB free (System drive) Firmware: U21010RL Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (09) Power-on hours count 129 100 641 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 1708 (A6) Unknown 100 100 677 (A7) Unknown 100 100 0 (A8) Unknown 100 100 729 (A9) Unknown 100 100 20 (AA) Unknown 100 100 0 (AB) Unknown 100 100 0 (AC) Unknown 100 100 0 (AD) Unknown 100 100 711 (AE) Unknown 100 100 712 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (C2) HDA temperature 63 100 223338299429 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 100 100 1 (E6) GMR head amplitude 100 100 23 (E8) Unknown 100 100 100 (E9) Unknown 100 100 78010 (F1) Unknown 253 253 7169 (F2) Unknown 253 253 8583	78.7% Very good	Read 510 Write 423 Mixed 455 103% 463 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 86 4K Mixed 5.56 98% 40.5 MB/s	DQ Read 30 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 27.2 50% 92.1 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 78%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 328GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 176 173 2200 (04) Start/Stop count 98 98 2941 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 100 253 0 (09) Power-on hours count 94 94 4435 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0B) Calibration retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 98 98 2580 (C0) Power-off retract count 199 199 1185 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1762 (C2) HDA temperature 114 93 29 (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 6 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	84.7% Excellent	Read 152 Write 143 Mixed 136 108% 144 MB/s	4K Read 1.17 4K Write 2.58 4K Mixed 0.35 136% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 108%
Seagate Backup+ BK 1TB 2,655 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 474GB free, PID a013 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 89.7 Write 88.6 Mixed 78.2 109% 85.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.48 4K Write 1.67 4K Mixed 0.32 69% 0.82 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x4GB-$40 28,855 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 1067 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 30.4 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.5 SC Write 35.7 SC Mixed 26.1 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 82.5 48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 104%

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Gaming 45%

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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 $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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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