MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.5% 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)
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190705
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '19 at 09:32
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

PC Performing above expectations (66^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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.2 1-Core 143 2-Core 282 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 820 85% 686 Pts	64-Core 976 60% 976 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36 Performing below potential (57^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.5% Average	Lighting 59.3 Reflection 66.7 Parallax 64.6 48% 63.6 fps	MRender 70.9 Gravity 58.7 Splatting 52.8 49% 60.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 48.5% Great: 54%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 372GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1,410 Write 916 Mixed 892 237% 1073 MB/s	4K Read 57.5 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 77.2 278% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 351 DQ Write 874 DQ Mixed 222 281% 482 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 242%
PNY SSD2SC240G1CS2754D117-488 240GB 1,955 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 223GB free Firmware: CS211101 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 495 Write 288 Mixed 284 78% 356 MB/s	4K Read 26 4K Write 90.4 4K Mixed 36.9 134% 51.1 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 279 DQ Mixed 180 163% 246 MB/s
Poor: 59% Great: 97%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75 16,709 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 89GB free Firmware: X2306RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 7,235 Write 47 Mixed 93.3 510% 2,459 MB/s	4K Read 658 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 5.9 1,006% 222 MB/s
Poor: 56% Great: 91%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 399GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 87 Write 92.5 Mixed 69.7 62% 83.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% Great: 83%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 3,139 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.6 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 33.3 78% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 115%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,752x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,092x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $291Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16