MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 85.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53.5% 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	90.1% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180702
Uptime	10.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 25 '19 at 14:33
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	BEL-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 118 2-Core 237 81% 146 Pts	4-Core 471 8-Core 737 74% 604 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Lighting 67.4 Reflection 67.2 Parallax 96 55% 76.9 fps	MRender 65.4 Gravity 69.1 Splatting 54.6 51% 63 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 151GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 247 227 224 228 226 226 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Read 476 Write 232 Mixed 246 SusWrite 230 66% 296 MB/s	4K Read 30.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 36.7 148% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 210 173% 247 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 129%
Samsung 840 Pro 256GB-$190 73,119 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 191GB free Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 446 436 437 451 425 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 451 Write 303 Mixed 360 SusWrite 435 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 98.6 4K Mixed 43.3 157% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 288 DQ Write 303 DQ Mixed 177 166% 256 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 116%
Seagate Expansion+ Desk 4TB 1,088 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 3.5TB free Firmware: 9401 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 171 181 178 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 152 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 176 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 140% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 97%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (82^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 32.1 98% 34.4 GB/s	SC Read 23.4 SC Write 35.1 SC Mixed 26.5 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 75.6 53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 103%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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 $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