MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 76% Battleship	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	45.3% 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	56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '19 at 19:52
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	44%

PC Performing below expectations (34^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	69.2% Good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 187 70% 122 Pts	4-Core 337 8-Core 566 55% 451 Pts	64-Core 808 50% 808 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1605 MHz, MLim: 1977 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing below potential (18^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.3% Average	Lighting 53.5 Reflection 59.4 Parallax 54.9 44% 55.9 fps	MRender 68.2 Gravity 58.6 Splatting 53.9 49% 60.2 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 45.3% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 28GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 29 23 24 28 27 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 403 Write 365 Mixed 309 SusWrite 55.6 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 32.6 4K Mixed 26.8 94% 29.1 MB/s	DQ Read 193 DQ Write 178 DQ Mixed 183 138% 185 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 118%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 60GB free Firmware: 5.03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 139 121 140 76 56 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 331 Write 147 Mixed 166 SusWrite 110 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 21.2 4K Write 40.2 4K Mixed 23.8 84% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 180 DQ Write 127 DQ Mixed 104 91% 137 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 83%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100M 1TB 6,695 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 664GB free Firmware: AX101U SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 100 101 101 100 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 98 Write 106 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 100 61% 84.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 119% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$39 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	87.4% Excellent	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 29.1 MC Mixed 33.7 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.3 SC Write 20.8 SC Mixed 20.3 57% 19.8 GB/s	Latency 88.5 45% 88.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 110%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 45%

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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	820x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	340x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $120Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	269x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	327x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	265x
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	200x

SSD
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	112x
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	79x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	73x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	185x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	172x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	71x

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Value: 84% - Excellent

Total price: $461

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16