MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.9% 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	218% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 19:07
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Memory 87.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 296 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 897 93% 746 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.11.1 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.9% Above average	Lighting 67.6 Reflection 69.4 Parallax 66.7 55% 67.9 fps	MRender 78 Gravity 80.6 Splatting 65.8 60% 74.8 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 893 823 7.9 792 918 584 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,461 Write 914 Mixed 910 SusWrite 670 220% 989 MB/s	4K Read 62.6 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 81.9 296% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 344 DQ Write 867 DQ Mixed 221 279% 478 MB/s
Poor: 103% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 242%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 232GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 467 470 472 470 474 474 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 467 Mixed 457 SusWrite 471 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 39.6 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 57 195% 71.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 277 233% 339 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 123%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	94.2% Outstanding	MC Read 36.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 36.1 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 27.5 SC Mixed 38.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 70 57% 70 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 94.2% Great: 121%

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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%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	859x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	340x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x
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 $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
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: 72% - Very good

Total price: $727

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $79	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16