MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 42% Speed boat	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	48.2% 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	108% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	5760 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180921
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '18 at 22:50
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

PC Performing as expected (59^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 2600-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	73.8% Very good	Memory 79.7 1-Core 108 2-Core 196 73% 128 Pts	4-Core 366 8-Core 636 61% 501 Pts	64-Core 833 52% 833 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.2% Average	Lighting 60.9 Reflection 66.5 Parallax 59.3 50% 62.2 fps	MRender 64 Gravity 56.1 Splatting 49.7 46% 56.6 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.2% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 145GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 384 292 294 295 294 294 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 469 Mixed 389 SusWrite 309 93% 412 MB/s	4K Read 38.9 4K Write 86.5 4K Mixed 51 170% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 373 281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 386GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 438 458 458 406 288 289 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 464 Mixed 437 SusWrite 389 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 34.1 4K Write 88.9 4K Mixed 48.8 161% 57.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 371 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 129%
Hitachi HUA722010CLA330 1TB-$49 10,195 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 683GB free Firmware: JP4OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 126 128 127 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 120 Write 122 Mixed 59.7 SusWrite 127 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 76%
WD WD1000FYPS-01ZKB0 1TB 1,867 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 853GB free Firmware: 02.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 76 76 76 77 77 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 76.7 Write 75.8 Mixed 51.2 SusWrite 74.7 51% 69.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 44%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC48 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 155 159 159 158 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 84.7 Write 138 Mixed 47 SusWrite 159 78% 107 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 6.7 4K Mixed 0.7 218% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47 29,751 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 29.9 87% 30.5 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 28.3 SC Mixed 24.3 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 81.1 49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 98%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,752x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
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	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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