MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	38.5% 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	210% 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	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 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	23.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 13 '20 at 18:58
Run Duration	165 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 129 2-Core 255 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 963 87% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,343 83% 1,343 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% XFX(1682 5701) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	38.5% Below average	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 114 Parallax 259 0% 124 fps	MRender 111 Gravity 137 Splatting 156 113% 135 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 120GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 517 330 310 327 308 331 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	210% Outstanding	Read 2,484 Write 1,461 Mixed 1,030 SusWrite 354 294% 1,332 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 63.9 209% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 958 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 209 237% 430 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 210% Great: 280%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 480GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 130 136 129 136 MB/s Performing as expected (60^th percentile)	81.4% Excellent	Read 150 Write 147 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 133 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 81.4% Great: 98%
AMD T00 StoreMI 2TB 507 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 1.5TB free Firmware: 1.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 217 206 216 205 215 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 27% Great: 105%
PATRIOT 1.5TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 528GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 113 109 115 106 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	65% Good	Read 115 Write 116 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 111 73% 99.7 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 202% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$103 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 41.6 MC Write 36.5 MC Mixed 35.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 35.9 SC Mixed 28.3 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 114%

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

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,754x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $89Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	863x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	303x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	661x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $500	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16