MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	45.7% 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	117% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190515
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 21 '19 at 23:27
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing way above expectations (93^rd 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 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 953 86% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,349 84% 1,349 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.64 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	45.7% Average	Lighting 51.6 Reflection 59.5 Parallax 48.4 42% 53.2 fps	MRender 73.7 Gravity 51.6 Splatting 67.3 53% 64.2 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 191GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 353 393 394 399 386 325 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 494 Mixed 398 SusWrite 375 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 53 187% 67.5 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 345 DQ Mixed 291 238% 338 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 184 183 184 185 183 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 139 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 180 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 114%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 3.0 32GB 4,247 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 0GB free, PID 5597 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 101 Write 25.3 Mixed 23.6 48% 49.9 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.8 64% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 8% Great: 27%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$57 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 41.3 MC Mixed 35.2 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 37.5 SC Mixed 23.2 77% 26.9 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

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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 $40Bench 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 $300	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