MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	21.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	3.7 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jul 10 '19 at 09:19
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125 140,440 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	81.7% Excellent	Memory 75.5 1-Core 120 2-Core 238 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 472 8-Core 726 74% 599 Pts	64-Core 946 58% 946 Pts
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 81.7% Great: 82%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS120G2G0B-00EPW0 120GB 30,897 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 39GB free (System drive) Firmware: UI500000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 55 0.8 3 2 1 MB/s Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	21.2% Poor	Read 198 Write 48 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 16 17% 79.6 MB/s	4K Read 11 4K Write 9.6 4K Mixed 11.7 37% 10.8 MB/s	DQ Read 22 DQ Write 11.8 DQ Mixed 11.6 10% 15.1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 21.2% Great: 52%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 471GB free Firmware: 1AJ100E4 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 126 125 128 127 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 119 Write 126 Mixed 71.7 SusWrite 126 81% 111 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.2 212% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 464GB free Firmware: JC47 SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 123 122 124 123 124 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 116 Write 115 Mixed 69 SusWrite 124 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 70%
WD Black 2.5" 250GB (2010)-$50 8,525 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 232GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 89 90 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.5% Above average	Read 89 Write 90.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 90.2 61% 82.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 51.5% Great: 52%
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB 10,566 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 233GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 58 58 59 59 58 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	33.1% Below average	Read 56.8 Write 56.7 Mixed 38.5 SusWrite 58.2 39% 52.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 147% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 33.1% Great: 32%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB 4,553 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	41.6% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 12.5 MC Mixed 13.7 40% 14 GB/s	SC Read 14.3 SC Write 13.7 SC Mixed 14 40% 14 GB/s	Latency 89.3 45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 46%

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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