MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 39% Jet ski	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 38% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	38.8% 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	123% 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.

Run History

6 years ago, 6 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	14.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20170427
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 04 '17 at 20:25
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing below expectations (39^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 GHz, turbo 3.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	78.3% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 109 2-Core 218 77% 137 Pts	4-Core 395 8-Core 785 70% 590 Pts	64-Core 1,082 67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 78.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1288 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.5.2 Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.8% Below average	Lighting 43 Reflection 67.1 Parallax 63.9 35% 58 fps	MRender 66.9 Gravity 46.9 Splatting 55.6 46% 56.5 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 38.8% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB (2017)-$154 14,088 User benchmarks, average bench 131% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: B35500WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 1,557 Write 488 Mixed 556 188% 867 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 58.7 4K Mixed 12.4 101% 35.7 MB/s	DQ Read 34.4 DQ Write 57 DQ Mixed 44.6 34% 45.3 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 155%
Amd-raid WDC WD1003FZEX-0 1TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	29.7% Poor	Read 49.6 Write 49.8 Mixed 24.7 30% 41.4 MB/s	4K Read 8.72 4K Write 4.26 4K Mixed 0.43 490% 4.47 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 29.7% Great: 176%
Amd-raid WDC WD1003FZEX-0 1TB 78 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 1TB free Firmware: 01.0 Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	30.5% Below average	Read 49.4 Write 50 Mixed 24.5 30% 41.3 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 4.33 4K Mixed 0.41 842% 7.31 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 176%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 31.7 MC Mixed 32.2 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 42.4 SC Mixed 30.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 129%

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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	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 $245Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	171x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 86% - Excellent

Total price: $453

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16