MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 50% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	47.9% 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	288% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 12 '20 at 02:46
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

PC Performing above expectations (79^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-$84 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 (99^th percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 95% 177 Pts	4-Core 596 8-Core 848 91% 722 Pts	64-Core 1,125 70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400 91,676 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 1060 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.9% Average	Lighting 25 Reflection 28.8 Parallax 205 20% 86.4 fps	MRender 91.2 Gravity 144 Splatting 131 101% 122 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 47.9% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 166GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1063 443 444 443 444 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	288% Outstanding	Read 2,646 Write 2277 Mixed 1,611 SusWrite 546 394% 1,770 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 92.9 320% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,010 DQ Write 1,230 DQ Mixed 1,130 850% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 288% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 80GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 383 271 272 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 511 Write 359 Mixed 466 SusWrite 364 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 50.4 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 67.6 229% 81.2 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 373 281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$30 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 70GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 115 115 109 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 430 Write 416 Mixed 362 SusWrite 163 77% 343 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 18.3 106% 47.4 MB/s	DQ Read 165 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 28.8 80% 165 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 32GB free Firmware: DXM05H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 338 422 403 443 437 436 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 90.5 Mixed 198 SusWrite 413 48% 212 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 44.6 157% 59.2 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 115 DQ Mixed 108 116% 200 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 125 134 134 134 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	55.3% Above average	Read 63.3 Write 105 Mixed 66 SusWrite 128 67% 90.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 187% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 55.3% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3000C15 4x8GB 24,517 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	92.7% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.8 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 36.6 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.7% Great: 105%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16