MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 54% Yacht


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55% 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	99.3% 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	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 23 '19 at 17:15
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 7 2700X-$210 159,077 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 (91^st percentile)	87.1% Excellent	Memory 78.8 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 84% 154 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 931 86% 721 Pts	64-Core 1378 85% 1378 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% MSI(1462 3418) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55% Above average	Lighting 69.8 Reflection 70.4 Parallax 96.5 57% 78.9 fps	MRender 69.2 Gravity 66.6 Splatting 55.6 51% 63.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$31 23,658 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 211GB free (System drive) Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 235 192 190 188 186 188 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 475 Mixed 275 SusWrite 197 81% 364 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 45.7 171% 61.6 MB/s	DQ Read 372 DQ Write 283 DQ Mixed 279 222% 311 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 105%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 732GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 169 170 179 178 178 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 180 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 174 103% 143 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CT8G4DFS824A.C8FAD1 CMK8GX4M1A2400C16 16GB 2 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2400, 2400 MHz 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	82.1% Excellent	MC Read 32.5 MC Write 30.2 MC Mixed 27.2 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 19.3 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 23.2 66% 23 GB/s	Latency 82.9 48% 82.9 ns
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 85%

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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 $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
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	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	435x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	233x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $45	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