MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 103% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	283% 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	27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Mar 27 '20 at 21:56
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing way above expectations (86^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-$80 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)	96.8% Outstanding	Memory 83.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 951 95% 771 Pts	64-Core 1,118 69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.8% 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: 1045 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 92.5 Parallax 190 106% 138 fps	MRender 90.5 Gravity 132 Splatting 130 98% 118 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 103% 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% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 759 444 444 445 440 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,618 Write 2284 Mixed 1,636 SusWrite 495 392% 1,758 MB/s	4K Read 64.4 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 92.1 318% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 1225 DQ Mixed 1,158 861% 1,129 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 283% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 494 379 263 272 272 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 494 Mixed 465 SusWrite 362 103% 459 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66.6 226% 80 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 370 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 130% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 261 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 438 Write 414 Mixed 360 SusWrite 190 79% 350 MB/s	4K Read 16.2 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 18.5 104% 46.6 MB/s	DQ Read 194 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 28.9 84% 175 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: DXM05H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 439 443 445 443 239 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 475 Write 445 Mixed 280 SusWrite 410 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 31.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 34.7 151% 59 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 124 139% 234 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 116 121 123 128 126 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.8% Above average	Read 75 Write 108 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 122 69% 93.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.8 192% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 63%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 128GB 2,131 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 119GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.9 5.4 4.7 7.9 7.9 8 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	9.74% Terrible	Read 12 Write 5.7 Mixed 8.7 SusWrite 7 11% 8.35 MB/s	4K Read 4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1.8 137% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 9.74% Great: 16%

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 (68^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.6 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 38.2 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 37.1 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 74.5 54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.6% 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 $80Bench 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	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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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