MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 67% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	62.5% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 14 '19 at 19:48
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.4 1-Core 153 2-Core 302 96% 179 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 948 95% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% XFX(1682 9587) CLim: 1580 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Lighting 78.7 Reflection 83 Parallax 101 64% 87.6 fps	MRender 76.8 Gravity 80.5 Splatting 64.2 60% 73.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free (System drive) Firmware: S1Z40102 SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 57 48 65 56 58 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	52.3% Above average	Read 512 Write 442 Mixed 434 SusWrite 104 83% 373 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 15.2 4K Mixed 8.3 74% 20.1 MB/s	DQ Read 187 DQ Write 17.2 DQ Mixed 1.1 26% 68.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.3% Great: 85%
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 519GB free Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1526 1538 1545 1550 1545 1549 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	290% Outstanding	Read 1,537 Write 1,561 Mixed 1,130 SusWrite 1,542 325% 1,443 MB/s	4K Read 63.7 4K Write 204 4K Mixed 88.5 318% 119 MB/s	DQ Read 681 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 271 360% 641 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 290% Great: 295%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 585GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 108 107 108 108 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	61.7% Good	Read 107 Write 104 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 108 70% 95.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1.1 194% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 62%
WD My Passport 25E1 2TB 20,154 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 2TB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 111 112 111 111 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	64.8% Good	Read 129 Write 113 Mixed 81 SusWrite 112 144% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.5 259% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 64.8% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (71^st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	91% Outstanding	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 35.8 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 35.5 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 91% Great: 104%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

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