MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	96.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '19 at 17:52
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 2600X-$185 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 84.9 1-Core 126 2-Core 247 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 782 79% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,040 64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 31GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 42 35 37 37 38 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 487 Mixed 363 SusWrite 71.7 79% 355 MB/s	4K Read 42.9 4K Write 97.2 4K Mixed 50.9 182% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 174 184% 304 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 108%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 62GB free Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 435 311 312 296 249 238 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 475 Mixed 458 SusWrite 307 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 58.8 202% 72.1 MB/s	DQ Read 313 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 302 227% 303 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 129%
Seagate ST500DM005 HD502HJ 500GB 10,272 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 127GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 100 100 99 101 101 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	60.2% Good	Read 109 Write 26.5 Mixed 57.5 SusWrite 101 54% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.2 201% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 60.2% Great: 77%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$75 15,105 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 47GB free Firmware: CC32 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 103 104 78 73 72 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	50.9% Above average	Read 88.5 Write 94 Mixed 54.7 SusWrite 89 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.8 133% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 50.9% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36 163,634 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (92^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.5 MC Write 37.1 MC Mixed 32.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 36.7 SC Mixed 26.9 84% 29.5 GB/s	Latency 72 56% 72 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,754x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	863x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	343x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	303x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $40Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	662x
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: $689

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i3-12100F $95	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $171	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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