MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 94% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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	61% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	154% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 13 '20 at 05:20
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.3 1-Core 129 2-Core 243 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 781 79% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1396 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	61% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 92.8 64% 80.7 fps	MRender 72.4 Gravity 75.6 Splatting 58 55% 68.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 127 56 57 59 58 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,339 Write 908 Mixed 862 SusWrite 117 179% 806 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 64.6 222% 77.2 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 779 DQ Mixed 220 264% 444 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 209%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 514GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 451 453 456 451 417 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 448 Mixed 402 SusWrite 444 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 49.3 164% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 291 241% 345 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS721075KLA330 750GB-$100 3,905 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 188GB free Firmware: GK8OA87A SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 52 57 58 58 58 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	37.7% Below average	Read 73.8 Write 70.8 Mixed 40 SusWrite 57.1 44% 60.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 167% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 37.7% Great: 47%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 368GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 143 144 143 144 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 156 Write 156 Mixed 91.8 SusWrite 143 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.6 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 34.8 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 29.5 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 66.9 60% 66.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 110%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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