MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

Performance Results


Gaming 30% Raft	Desktop 78% Battleship	Workstation 30% Raft


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (24th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 76 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	26.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 11 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7A34
Motherboard	MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34) (all builds)
Memory	27.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 7
BIOS Date	20190123
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '20 at 16:30
Run Duration	186 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing below expectations (24^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 1700X-$195 66,470 User benchmarks, average bench 71% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 73.7 1-Core 98.2 2-Core 196 69% 123 Pts	4-Core 397 8-Core 770 69% 583 Pts	64-Core 1,145 71% 1,145 Pts
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 80%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279 116,895 User benchmarks, average bench 34% Gainward(10B0 1184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	30.4% Below average	Lighting 34.2 Reflection 38.1 Parallax 53.8 28% 42 fps	MRender 50.3 Gravity 45.3 Splatting 36.9 35% 44.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Disk drive 240GB 28 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 54GB free (System drive) Firmware: Z32070RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 45 51 38 38 38 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	26.2% Poor	Read 356 Write 208 Mixed 139 SusWrite 60.6 42% 191 MB/s	4K Read 11.6 4K Write 16.1 4K Mixed 0.2 26% 9.3 MB/s	DQ Read 36.6 DQ Write 17.9 DQ Mixed 12.4 13% 22.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 26.2% Great: 102%
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB 8,604 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 101GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 64 128 108 175 177 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	38.5% Below average	Read 391 Write 322 Mixed 272 SusWrite 151 63% 284 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 16 4K Mixed 11.2 36% 12.1 MB/s	DQ Read 79.3 DQ Write 21.4 DQ Mixed 39.9 32% 46.9 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 57%
Nvme CT1000P 1TB 6,019 User benchmarks, average bench 216% 538GB free Firmware: P3CR Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 684 765 736 694 729 785 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 893 Write 915 Mixed 744 SusWrite 732 185% 821 MB/s	4K Read 16.7 4K Write 23.5 4K Mixed 20.4 64% 20.2 MB/s	DQ Read 78.9 DQ Write 70.1 DQ Mixed 73.4 55% 74.1 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 299%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 78GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 97 98 97 97 98 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 120 Write 113 Mixed 84.9 SusWrite 97.4 77% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 219% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 109%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 484GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 39 39 40 39 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 38.3 Write 37.9 Mixed 29.5 SusWrite 38.7 49% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 81% 1 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KHX2666C16/8G BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FBD KHX2666C16/8G BLT8G4D26AFTA.16FBD 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 29.3 MC Mixed 27.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.1 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 23.9 72% 25 GB/s	Latency 93.1 43% 93.1 ns
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 84%

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Desktop 77%

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Workstation 42%

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Motherboard: MSI B350 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC (MS-7A34)

CPU
Ryzen 5 1600AMD $110Bench 70%, 392,253 samples	52x
Ryzen 5 1600XAMD $125Bench 74%, 140,440 samples	38x
Ryzen 7 1700AMD $195Bench 69%, 144,475 samples	19x

GPU
GTX 1060-6GBNvidia $117Bench 56%, 1,368,019 samples	32x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	16x
GTX 1070Nvidia $278Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	15x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	7x
MX500 250GBCrucial $39Bench 101%, 77,177 samples	6x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	6x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	20x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GBCorsair $42Bench 77%, 131,007 samples	9x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $50Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	7x

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