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 (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	229% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 15 '19 at 21:13
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Memory 84.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 304 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 597 8-Core 882 92% 740 Pts	64-Core 1,113 69% 1,113 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 254GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 746 746 746 745 743 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,233 Write 1,358 Mixed 1,116 SusWrite 773 252% 1,120 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 75.9 272% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 1,085 DQ Write 1110 DQ Mixed 1,078 816% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 228%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 486GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 463 465 466 466 466 464 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 466 Mixed 426 SusWrite 465 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 96.5 4K Mixed 51.6 172% 61.5 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 297 245% 349 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 125%
Patriot Torch LE 480GB 86 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 379GB free Firmware: SAFM12.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 376 112 169 118 70 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 483 Mixed 380 SusWrite 222 90% 400 MB/s	4K Read 32.4 4K Write 94 4K Mixed 41.8 152% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 355 DQ Mixed 209 194% 297 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 101%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100 74,038 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2.5TB free Firmware: MX6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 184 184 187 157 187 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 188 Mixed 30 SusWrite 180 105% 146 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 159% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB 3,965 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 38.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 37.3 83% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 72.2 55% 72.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 119%

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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 $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	339x

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	234x

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	247x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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