MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	51.8% 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	100% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180921
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '19 at 21:12
Run Duration	214 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing as expected (60^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 89.2 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 766 77% 626 Pts	64-Core 996 62% 996 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Asus(1043 8508) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1757 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	51.8% Above average	Lighting 64.7 Reflection 68.2 Parallax 66.4 53% 66.4 fps	MRender 71.6 Gravity 61.6 Splatting 54.1 50% 62.4 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 51.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 110 88 81 106 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 389 Mixed 369 SusWrite 135 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 41.9 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 56.7 189% 66.1 MB/s	DQ Read 309 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 304 227% 302 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 124%
Samsung PB22-JS3 FDE 2.5" 128GB 813 User benchmarks, average bench 23% 11GB free Firmware: VBM19D1Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 92 118 165 167 164 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	32.2% Below average	Read 201 Write 18.5 Mixed 84.8 SusWrite 134 24% 110 MB/s	4K Read 23.4 4K Write 9.5 4K Mixed 9.5 53% 14.1 MB/s	DQ Read 17.3 DQ Write 7 DQ Mixed 9.8 8% 11.4 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 32.2% Great: 32%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 24GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 104 105 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	57.5% Above average	Read 96.2 Write 92 Mixed 62.2 SusWrite 104 65% 88.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 57.5% Great: 70%
Hitachi HDE721010SLA330 1TB-$84 9,234 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 17GB free Firmware: ST6OA3CA SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 80 82 77 82 79 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	50.5% Above average	Read 94 Write 87.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 81.5 58% 78.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 50.5% Great: 63%
WD WD2500BEVS-22UST0 250GB 10,566 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 101GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 29 28 29 29 29 29 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	21.4% Poor	Read 45.2 Write 47 Mixed 35.8 SusWrite 28.8 29% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 121% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 21.4% Great: 32%
WD Green 1TB (2009)-$65 103,919 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 599GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 75 65 42 57 55 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	43.5% Average	Read 90 Write 80.5 Mixed 49.5 SusWrite 61.3 52% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 43.5% Great: 57%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 4GB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 39 39 41 40 41 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	22.8% Poor	Read 37.7 Write 38.7 Mixed 36 SusWrite 40.1 28% 38.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.8 222% 2.17 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 22.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 22GB free Firmware: 0637 SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 38 38 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	22.2% Poor	Read 38.8 Write 35 Mixed 35.2 SusWrite 37.9 27% 36.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 22.2% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	110% Outstanding	MC Read 45.1 MC Write 39.9 MC Mixed 35.2 114% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 39.6 SC Mixed 28.9 90% 31.5 GB/s	Latency 68.2 59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 104%

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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