MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	116% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	223% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	28.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Aug 17 '19 at 17:45
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 88.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 898 90% 731 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% EVGA(3842 3071) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	116% Outstanding	Lighting 153 Reflection 146 Parallax 155 125% 152 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 130 Splatting 105 111% 141 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1487 1497 408 69 103 101 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	223% Outstanding	Read 1,498 Write 1,523 Mixed 1,103 SusWrite 611 265% 1,184 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 83.7 295% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 661 DQ Write 911 DQ Mixed 266 346% 613 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 223% Great: 295%
Team T253TD001T 1TB 1,741 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 588GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 474 439 438 438 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 473 Mixed 392 SusWrite 450 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 55.4 189% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 369 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 112 153% 280 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 503GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 133 134 133 133 133 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 146 Write 131 Mixed 84.3 SusWrite 133 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 109%
Seagate Expansion 4TB 22,017 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0708 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 135 135 135 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 98.7 Write 133 Mixed 78.2 SusWrite 133 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 211% 2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 66%
Kingston DataTraveler R3.0 G2 USB 3.0 32GB-$30 1,204 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 29GB free, PID 16a2 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 26 47 49 47 26 47 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	30.4% Below average	Read 132 Write 30.5 Mixed 24 SusWrite 40.1 60% 56.6 MB/s	4K Read 9.4 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 1.3 82% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.4% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESE.M16FE 2x16GB 4,242 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3800 MHz clocked @ 1900 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 43.3 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 43.2 110% 38.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 41.9 94% 32.9 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 129%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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