MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 25% Raft	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 24% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	21.1% 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	340% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 04 '19 at 01:14
Run Duration	262 Seconds
Run User	SUR-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 77.1 1-Core 148 2-Core 292 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 896 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,048 65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD Radeon Pro WX 5100 187 User benchmarks, average bench 19% AMD(1002 0B0D) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1086 MHz, MLim: 1250 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 16.6 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Lighting 21.9 Reflection 40.7 Parallax 30.2 18% 30.9 fps	MRender 43.1 Gravity 21.1 Splatting 35.9 27% 33.4 fps
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 22%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 296GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2431 2124 1068 1067 1088 1050 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	340% Outstanding	Read 2,554 Write 2,429 Mixed 1,738 SusWrite 1,472 459% 2,048 MB/s	4K Read 65.7 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 91.3 306% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,264 DQ Write 1,108 DQ Mixed 1,188 890% 1,187 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 340% Great: 372%
Samsung MZMTE512HMHP-000MV 512GB 975 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 311GB free Firmware: EXT41M0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 361 361 361 361 361 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 356 Mixed 252 SusWrite 361 83% 370 MB/s	4K Read 37 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 36.6 150% 53.9 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 90.7 122% 227 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%
Samsung 970 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$170 93,447 User benchmarks, average bench 322% 454GB free Firmware: 1B2QEXP7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1221 1220 1220 1219 1220 1220 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 1,408 Write 1,252 Mixed 1,153 SusWrite 1220 283% 1,258 MB/s	4K Read 60.3 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 82.7 284% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 1,321 DQ Write 1,275 DQ Mixed 1,275 964% 1,290 MB/s
Poor: 195% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 393%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 465GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 494 493 494 494 493 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	136% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 498 Mixed 406 SusWrite 494 108% 477 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.6 221% 78.5 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 371 279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 136% Great: 134%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 402GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 133 134 138 137 136 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Read 152 Write 146 Mixed 78.8 SusWrite 136 94% 128 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 84%
WD Elements 25A2 2TB 18,040 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 256GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 64 64 58 59 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	28.2% Poor	Read 62.3 Write 62.6 Mixed 41.8 SusWrite 61.9 77% 57.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown W641GU42J9266NC 2x8GB 157 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	54.2% Above average	MC Read 19.9 MC Write 17.8 MC Mixed 17.7 53% 18.5 GB/s	SC Read 18.7 SC Write 19.8 SC Mixed 18.9 55% 19.1 GB/s	Latency 86.1 46% 86.1 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 54.2% Great: 95%

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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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Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16