MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	50.7% 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	193% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	28.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '19 at 17:51
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (57^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 76.8 1-Core 148 2-Core 296 93% 174 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 924 92% 749 Pts	64-Core 1,087 67% 1,087 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.1 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	50.7% Above average	Lighting 64 Reflection 64.5 Parallax 76.8 52% 68.5 fps	MRender 63.4 Gravity 60.8 Splatting 52.9 48% 59 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 50.7% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Plextor PX-512M9PeY 512GB 725 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 258GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1.07 SusWrite @10s intervals: 528 435 436 421 482 400 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,219 Write 925 Mixed 930 SusWrite 450 197% 881 MB/s	4K Read 54.6 4K Write 62.5 4K Mixed 78 216% 65 MB/s	DQ Read 1,315 DQ Write 847 DQ Mixed 901 720% 1,021 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 251%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 134 133 131 133 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	80.1% Excellent	Read 147 Write 134 Mixed 22.1 SusWrite 132 78% 109 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 80.1% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30BESBK.8FD 4x8GB 783 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	74.8% Very good	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 30.6 76% 26.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.6 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 30.7 68% 23.8 GB/s	Latency 86.6 46% 86.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 74.8% Great: 121%

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

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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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	859x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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	248x

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Value: 74% - Very good

Total price: $716

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16