MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	277% 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	28.4 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 27 '20 at 02:47
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (99^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 904 93% 748 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.3% 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: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 206 99% 140 fps	MRender 91 Gravity 139 Splatting 131 100% 120 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 738 441 439 443 443 436 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,581 Write 2,266 Mixed 1,604 SusWrite 490 386% 1735 MB/s	4K Read 63.3 4K Write 186 4K Mixed 89 308% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 1,187 DQ Mixed 1,157 855% 1,116 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 482 387 273 273 273 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 492 Write 475 Mixed 452 SusWrite 361 100% 445 MB/s	4K Read 47.5 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 63.3 215% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 368 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 244 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	66.1% Good	Read 395 Write 406 Mixed 352 SusWrite 185 75% 335 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 17.9 98% 44 MB/s	DQ Read 197 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 29.3 78% 163 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 112GB free Firmware: DXM05H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 440 432 427 427 427 428 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 433 Mixed 297 SusWrite 430 88% 389 MB/s	4K Read 23.6 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 35.5 138% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 338 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 150 159% 263 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 126 135 134 135 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 69 Write 113 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 130 69% 94.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.4% 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)	92.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 36.8 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.6% Great: 105%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 64%

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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