MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 34% Sail boat	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 34% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (97th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 3 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	27.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	97.6% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181106
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 22 '19 at 07:10
Run Duration	131 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 1,024 91% 768 Pts	64-Core 1,414 88% 1,414 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 85F1) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2802 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 419.35 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	27.2% Poor	Lighting 50 Reflection 57.7 Parallax 46.9 41% 51.5 fps	MRender 2.52 Gravity 0.07 Splatting 0.78 1% 1.12 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 27.2% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
MK0200GCTYV 200GB 75 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 59GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5DV1HPG0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 366 360 355 352 345 360 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 367 Write 385 Mixed 323 SusWrite 356 81% 358 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 42.9 160% 57.9 MB/s	DQ Read 300 DQ Write 240 DQ Mixed 257 196% 265 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 183GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 10,029 Write 5,312 Mixed 6625 1,615% 7,322 MB/s	4K Read 498 4K Write 292 4K Mixed 356 1,366% 382 MB/s	DQ Read 1,479 DQ Write 1,055 DQ Mixed 1,168 899% 1,234 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 46.2 MC Write 39.4 MC Mixed 33.7 114% 39.8 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 44.7 SC Mixed 30.9 98% 34.4 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 110%

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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	1,756x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	867x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $140Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	344x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $135Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	304x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $64Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	663x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $109	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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