MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 61% Destroyer	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	58.8% 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	197% 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

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190125
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 12 '19 at 14:02
Run Duration	127 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 126 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 759 78% 628 Pts	64-Core 1,009 62% 1,009 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0519) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1431 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.3 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	58.8% Above average	Lighting 74.2 Reflection 73.1 Parallax 101 60% 82.7 fps	MRender 73.5 Gravity 74.8 Splatting 59.1 56% 69.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 58.8% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-256M9PeG 256GB 1,173 User benchmarks, average bench 155% 180GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 227 235 247 256 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	197% Outstanding	Read 1,834 Write 1,036 Mixed 1,090 SusWrite 245 232% 1,051 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 130 4K Mixed 76.8 257% 88.7 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 531 DQ Mixed 680 500% 660 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 197% Great: 205%
WDC WD10JPCX-24U 1TB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 20% 561GB free, PID 1068 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	19.1% Very poor	Read 37.6 Write 29.3 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 38 44% 32.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.1% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown AR32C16S8K2SU416R 2x8GB 3,827 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 44.4 MC Write 41.1 MC Mixed 34.7 114% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 40 SC Mixed 30.7 93% 32.5 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

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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 $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	857x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	339x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	436x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	234x

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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	247x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	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