MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.4% 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	242% 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.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180921
Uptime	1.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 05 '19 at 03:02
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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-$145 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Memory 89.5 1-Core 92.2 2-Core 199 73% 127 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 687 69% 559 Pts	64-Core 974 60% 974 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.12 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	51.4% Above average	Lighting 65.2 Reflection 65.2 Parallax 79.2 53% 69.9 fps	MRender 64.8 Gravity 59 Splatting 54.3 48% 59.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 51.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$104 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 644 323 326 326 328 323 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 2,428 Write 1,468 Mixed 1279 SusWrite 378 307% 1,388 MB/s	4K Read 59.6 4K Write 139 4K Mixed 78 264% 92.1 MB/s	DQ Read 972 DQ Write 823 DQ Mixed 954 699% 916 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 280%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 112GB free Firmware: EXT0BB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 356 145 145 145 145 144 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 352 Mixed 354 SusWrite 180 78% 348 MB/s	4K Read 45 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 54.3 196% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 178 186% 305 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 108%
Intel X25-M 80GB 12,660 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 74GB free Firmware: 2CV102HA SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 78 85 82 85 85 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	45.2% Average	Read 255 Write 85.3 Mixed 117 SusWrite 83.1 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 22.4 4K Write 66.8 4K Mixed 12.5 85% 33.9 MB/s	DQ Read 154 DQ Write 82.1 DQ Mixed 83.3 71% 107 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 44%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 1.5TB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 112 110 109 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	45.6% Average	Read 112 Write 110 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 109 132% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 11,954 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 44.7 MC Write 40.4 MC Mixed 34.8 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 33.7 SC Mixed 27.9 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 67.9 59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 107%

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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 $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,759x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,098x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $190Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	868x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	476x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	344x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	304x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	666x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $669

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16