MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 16% Surfboard	Desktop 50% Yacht	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 41.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics	30.4% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

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System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1842 x 1036 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '17 at 19:30
Run Duration	1104 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing below expectations (36^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 1.35 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	41.3% Average	Memory 57.3 1-Core 41.1 2-Core 81.4 38% 59.9 Pts	4-Core 137 8-Core 243 23% 190 Pts	64-Core 286 18% 286 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% MSI(1462 8C96) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (79^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 38.3 Reflection 29.8 Parallax 36.7 31% 34.9 fps	MRender 37.1 Gravity 34.7 Splatting 34.6 29% 35.5 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$38 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 120 99 91656 (03) Spinup time 96 95 0 (04) Start/Stop count 100 100 568 (05) Reallocated sector count 100 100 0 (07) Seek error rate 78 60 73111601 (09) Power-on hours count 97 97 2883 (0A) Spinup retry count 100 100 0 (0C) Power cycle count 100 100 557 (B7) Unknown 98 98 2 (B8) Unknown 100 100 0 (BB) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BC) Unknown 100 79 4295033842 (BD) vendor-specific 100 100 0 (BE) vendor-specific 76 60 403832856 (BF) G-sense error rate 100 100 0 (C0) Power-off retract count 100 100 56 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 98 98 5580 (C2) HDA temperature 24 40 55834574872 (C5) Current pending sector count 100 100 0 (C6) Offline scan uncorrectable count 100 100 0 (C7) UDMA CRC error rate 200 200 1026 (F0) Head flying hours 100 253 19331647801615 (F1) Unknown 100 253 15195590610 (F2) Unknown 100 253 34095218188	86% Excellent	Read 132 Write 167 Mixed 137 109% 145 MB/s	4K Read 0.73 4K Write 5.37 4K Mixed 0.6 197% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 843GB free (System drive) Firmware: 01.01A01 Max speed: SATA 3.0 600 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile) (ID) Attribute Now Worst Value (01) Raw read error rate 200 200 0 (03) Spinup time 174 173 2266 (04) Start/Stop count 99 99 1394 (05) Reallocated sector count 200 200 0 (07) Seek error rate 200 200 0 (09) Power-on hours count 92 92 6061 (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 200 200 174 (C1) Load/Unload cycle count 200 200 1220 (C2) HDA temperature 117 100 26 (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 11 (C8) Write error rate 200 200 0	87.9% Excellent	Read 155 Write 152 Mixed 133 110% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.75 4K Write 2.32 4K Mixed 0.28 106% 1.12 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 64GB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 8% 40GB free, PID c75a Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	0.63% Terrible	Read 1.09 Write 1.02 Mixed 1.04 1% 1.05 MB/s	4K Read 0.89 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.01 4% 0.3 MB/s
Poor: 1% ↑ This bench: 0.63% Great: 11%
SDHC Card 32GB 13,791 User benchmarks, average bench 15% 3GB free, PID null Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	10.3% Very poor	Read 42.4 Write 14.1 Mixed 22 29% 26.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.43 4K Write 0.01 4K Mixed 0.52 35% 1.66 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.3% Great: 33%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 215,644 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.4% Good	MC Read 27.5 MC Write 22.9 MC Mixed 24.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 12.7 SC Write 18.7 SC Mixed 16.6 46% 16 GB/s	Latency 136 30% 136 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 66.4% Great: 107%

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Gaming 45%

Yacht

Desktop 77%

Battleship

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 $265Bench 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	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 85% - Excellent

Total price: $459

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	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 $177	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