MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 59% Gunboat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 59% Gunboat


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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% 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	81.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180920
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '18 at 01:02
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.2% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 132 2-Core 258 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 986 88% 744 Pts	64-Core 1,338 83% 1,338 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.2% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1411 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 18.10.1 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 71.6 Reflection 71.5 Parallax 88.2 58% 77.1 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 67.9 Splatting 58 53% 65.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 250GB 184 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 202GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 232 233 244 238 249 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 420 Write 471 Mixed 391 SusWrite 237 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 30 4K Write 64.3 4K Mixed 36 126% 43.4 MB/s	DQ Read 128 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 170 151% 220 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 101%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 860 500GB 227 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 48GB free Firmware: RVT0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 235 235 241 234 246 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 441 Write 469 Mixed 439 SusWrite 237 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 24 4K Write 64.6 4K Mixed 35.4 116% 41.3 MB/s	DQ Read 103 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 162 144% 208 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 98%
Amd-raid Array 5 4TB 25 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 349 352 357 348 363 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	201% Outstanding	Read 349 Write 368 Mixed 145 SusWrite 351 221% 303 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.3 204% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 201% Great: 181%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EALX-009 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 931GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 115 116 117 114 118 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 150 Write 86.3 Mixed 69.1 SusWrite 115 77% 105 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 76%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EALX-009 1TB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 931GB free Firmware: 15.0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 95 92 90 91 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	64.1% Good	Read 129 Write 119 Mixed 72.4 SusWrite 93.6 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1 204% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 64.1% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 32.6 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 39.2 SC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 109%

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

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	857x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	435x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	233x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16