MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 47% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.8% 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	298% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 28 '19 at 21:07
Run Duration	237 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	17%

PC Performing above expectations (68^th 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 77.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 253 84% 153 Pts	4-Core 502 8-Core 909 85% 706 Pts	64-Core 1,297 80% 1,297 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% PNY(196E 1131) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.66 Performing below potential (47^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.8% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 63.8 Parallax 57.2 48% 60 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 57.3 Splatting 49.5 47% 58.9 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$96 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 466GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1533 2130 1654 1222 33 83 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	298% Outstanding	Read 2,411 Write 2,374 Mixed 1,875 SusWrite 1,109 436% 1,943 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 88 295% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,030 DQ Write 879 DQ Mixed 956 716% 955 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 298% Great: 410%
Samsung 860 QVO 2TB-$200 28,979 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 1.5TB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 480 473 474 480 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 466 Write 474 Mixed 393 SusWrite 476 102% 452 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 98 4K Mixed 46.8 160% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 368 278% 373 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 122%
Kingston HyperX 3K 120GB-$100 46,066 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 112GB free Firmware: 521ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 155 153 155 153 155 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	81.3% Excellent	Read 382 Write 224 Mixed 253 SusWrite 153 56% 253 MB/s	4K Read 33.3 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 41.9 153% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 213 DQ Write 216 DQ Mixed 182 146% 204 MB/s
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 81.3% Great: 87%
WD Black 2TB (2010)-$107 47,617 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 137 137 136 137 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 162 Write 134 Mixed 119 SusWrite 136 102% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 221% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 85%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 929GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 126 128 129 126 127 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	72.5% Very good	Read 127 Write 118 Mixed 94.2 SusWrite 125 86% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 192% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.5% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.7% Very good	MC Read 27.3 MC Write 24.5 MC Mixed 24.8 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.5 GB/s	Latency 85.7 47% 85.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 134%

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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	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16