MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	121% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	122% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 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	13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '20 at 19:50
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (77^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-$125 179,588 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)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 92 1-Core 124 2-Core 247 87% 154 Pts	4-Core 492 8-Core 803 79% 648 Pts	64-Core 1,023 63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	121% Outstanding	Lighting 160 Reflection 148 Parallax 158 131% 155 fps	MRender 206 Gravity 135 Splatting 108 117% 149 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SX950U 480GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 65GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 469 475 482 481 481 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 477 Mixed 444 SusWrite 476 107% 477 MB/s	4K Read 36.9 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 53.5 178% 63.9 MB/s	DQ Read 392 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 299 246% 352 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 123%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 30GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 140 141 141 143 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 482 Mixed 351 SusWrite 169 84% 375 MB/s	4K Read 43.3 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 51.9 185% 65.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 178 186% 305 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 108%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22 80,932 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 58GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 94 96 96 96 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 106 Write 102 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 95.4 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 61%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 47GB free Firmware: 12.01A12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 68 67 69 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	35.5% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 58.5 Mixed 45 SusWrite 68.2 42% 56.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 35.5% Great: 60%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 57GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 81 86 86 85 87 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	61.9% Good	Read 130 Write 138 Mixed 31.1 SusWrite 85.4 70% 96.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 131% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.9% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	MC Read 50 MC Write 48.1 MC Mixed 42.4 134% 46.8 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 46.4 SC Mixed 35.3 106% 37 GB/s	Latency 64 62% 64 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,748x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,086x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	558x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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