MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 43% Speed boat


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 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 84.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	45.2% 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	103% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181219
Uptime	2.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 16 '19 at 22:37
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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-$189 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.9% Excellent	Memory 81.9 1-Core 110 2-Core 227 78% 140 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 739 75% 606 Pts	64-Core 942 58% 942 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.9% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% XFX(1682 9480) CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.2.1 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.2% Average	Lighting 54.4 Reflection 65.5 Parallax 82 44% 67.3 fps	MRender 64.5 Gravity 56.2 Splatting 53.3 47% 58 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 45.2% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 295GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 380 385 387 390 355 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 445 Mixed 275 SusWrite 380 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 48.1 148% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 281 212% 284 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 119%
Intel SSDSCKKF256H6 SATA 256GB 3,152 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 237GB free Firmware: LBFD07N SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 106 106 109 106 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	86.7% Excellent	Read 475 Write 406 Mixed 405 SusWrite 139 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 45.4 154% 58.1 MB/s	DQ Read 254 DQ Write 252 DQ Mixed 211 170% 239 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 86.7% Great: 83%
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95 217,115 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 106GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 275 276 274 280 278 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 472 Mixed 390 SusWrite 292 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 42 4K Write 94.5 4K Mixed 49.3 177% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 296 DQ Mixed 234 194% 279 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$64 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 3TB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 190 189 190 189 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 209 Write 168 Mixed 87.9 SusWrite 187 119% 163 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 124% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 113%
WD WD80EMAZ-00WJTA0 8TB 5,351 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2TB free Firmware: 83.H0A83 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 121 126 127 127 123 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	71.9% Very good	Read 124 Write 137 Mixed 82.8 SusWrite 124 86% 117 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.8 4K Mixed 1.2 306% 2.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 71.9% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$61 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (97^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 38.5 MC Mixed 34.6 109% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 29.8 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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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	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16