MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 53% Yacht


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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.7% 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	198% 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. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	29.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 18:12
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 7 2700X-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 91.3 1-Core 131 2-Core 252 89% 158 Pts	4-Core 503 8-Core 945 86% 724 Pts	64-Core 1,349 84% 1,349 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.08 Performing below potential (26^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 58.5 Reflection 69.5 Parallax 82 48% 70 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 60.1 Splatting 57.6 51% 62.8 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
BPXP 240GB 226 User benchmarks, average bench 167% 88GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 798 294 294 294 294 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	198% Outstanding	Read 1,808 Write 987 Mixed 1,069 SusWrite 378 235% 1,061 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 59.9 217% 77.8 MB/s	DQ Read 708 DQ Write 888 DQ Mixed 712 561% 769 MB/s
Poor: 115% ↑ This bench: 198% Great: 206%
WD Blue 3D 500GB-$67 43,442 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 419GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 806 812 794 784 811 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 67% Great: 117%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39 12,609 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 341GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 177 176 176 179 175 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 39% Great: 86%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3133 MHz clocked @ 1567 MHz Performing below potential (74^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 38.1 MC Mixed 33.8 105% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 34.1 SC Mixed 28.5 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 65.3 61% 65.3 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 119%

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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	1,757x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	867x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	476x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	344x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	304x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	665x
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: 77% - Very good

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	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