MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 79.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	96.1% 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 (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	May 15 '19 at 06:38
Run Duration	176 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	79.3% Very good	Memory 83.3 1-Core 120 2-Core 220 80% 141 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 693 67% 549 Pts	64-Core 899 56% 899 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 82GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 265 255 255 250 248 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	96.1% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 278 Mixed 268 SusWrite 257 72% 324 MB/s	4K Read 33.2 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 38.8 149% 55 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 289 DQ Mixed 203 188% 293 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 96.1% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 137GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 152 221 243 157 310 MB/s Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	35.7% Below average	Read 188 Write 85.5 Mixed 78.5 SusWrite 230 33% 145 MB/s	4K Read 13.6 4K Write 19.8 4K Mixed 10.6 45% 14.7 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 15.2 DQ Mixed 14.3 11% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 190GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 460 460 427 392 400 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 457 Mixed 434 SusWrite 431 102% 455 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 93 4K Mixed 49.4 172% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 296 244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 625GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 162 162 162 162 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 199 Write 198 Mixed 79.5 SusWrite 161 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 646GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 181 181 182 181 182 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 140 Mixed 81 SusWrite 181 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89.9% Excellent	MC Read 37 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 32.6 94% 32.8 GB/s	SC Read 21.2 SC Write 29.3 SC Mixed 25.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 89.9% 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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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