MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	104% 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	226% 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	28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '20 at 21:47
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (69^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)	96.1% Outstanding	Memory 81.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 857 91% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,119 69% 1,119 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.1% 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: 1645 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 92.7 Parallax 190 106% 138 fps	MRender 91.6 Gravity 144 Splatting 132 102% 123 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 104% 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% 149GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 747 433 440 443 437 414 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	226% Outstanding	Read 2,594 Write 2,100 Mixed 1,603 SusWrite 486 377% 1,696 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 72.8 4K Mixed 64.2 217% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 989 DQ Write 123 DQ Mixed 261 266% 458 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 226% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 463 395 267 271 272 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 472 Mixed 446 SusWrite 356 100% 446 MB/s	4K Read 48.7 4K Write 56.5 4K Mixed 51.1 169% 52.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 108 DQ Mixed 215 167% 237 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 251 115 110 114 115 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 396 Write 400 Mixed 352 SusWrite 184 75% 333 MB/s	4K Read 16.6 4K Write 47.9 4K Mixed 16.8 72% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 99.5 DQ Mixed 28.5 49% 97.8 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 108GB free Firmware: DXM05H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 421 411 416 407 415 416 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 426 Mixed 337 SusWrite 414 94% 419 MB/s	4K Read 35.2 4K Write 50.3 4K Mixed 37.6 128% 41 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 95.4 DQ Mixed 145 131% 208 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 120 123 127 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 95.5 Write 99.7 Mixed 64.5 SusWrite 121 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 180% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 62.5% 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 @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 36.5 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 35.5 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 22.8 SC Mixed 35.3 80% 28 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
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 $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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