MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 84% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	93.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% 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	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	27.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 06 '19 at 01:05
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 84.3 1-Core 114 2-Core 228 80% 142 Pts	4-Core 455 8-Core 864 78% 659 Pts	64-Core 1,251 77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1662 MHz, MLim: 960 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 93.7 Parallax 182 92% 130 fps	MRender 92.8 Gravity 122 Splatting 134 97% 116 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo mSATA 1TB 613 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 458GB free (System drive) Firmware: EXT43B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 477 384 340 338 335 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 495 Write 479 Mixed 384 SusWrite 391 98% 437 MB/s	4K Read 37.5 4K Write 69.1 4K Mixed 46.9 154% 51.2 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 268 230% 338 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 122%
Samsung 860 EVO mSATA 1TB 791 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 574GB free Firmware: RVT43B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 478 479 483 481 481 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 483 Mixed 463 SusWrite 480 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 74.9 4K Mixed 48.3 158% 53.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 128%
USB DISK 2.0 1GB 202 User benchmarks, average bench 5% 1GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.3 4.2 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	5.43% Terrible	Read 16.5 Write 4.3 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 4.2 8% 7.38 MB/s	4K Read 9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 33% 3 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.43% Great: 6%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 3,387 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 42.5 MC Mixed 39.6 120% 42.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 43.6 SC Mixed 36.4 103% 36 GB/s	Latency 72.9 55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 137%

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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	338x

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	233x

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	246x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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