MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	35.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	282% 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	28.5 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	Mar 30 '20 at 23:21
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing way above expectations (87^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)	96.2% Outstanding	Memory 85.4 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 938 93% 756 Pts	64-Core 1,126 70% 1,126 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 96.2% 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: 1660 MHz, MLim: 1100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	35.6% Below average	Lighting 4.63 Reflection 48 Parallax 204 4% 85.7 fps	MRender 89.6 Gravity 131 Splatting 129 97% 117 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 35.6% 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% 134GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 762 435 442 443 440 440 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	282% Outstanding	Read 2,631 Write 2,182 Mixed 1,604 SusWrite 494 384% 1,727 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 91.4 316% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,003 DQ Write 1,189 DQ Mixed 1,160 856% 1,117 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 282% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 495 495 400 311 310 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 494 Mixed 464 SusWrite 387 105% 465 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66.1 225% 79.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 128%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 66GB free Firmware: Z32080RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 386 291 115 109 117 121 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	72.1% Very good	Read 457 Write 418 Mixed 358 SusWrite 190 80% 356 MB/s	4K Read 17.1 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 18.7 106% 47 MB/s	DQ Read 198 DQ Write 304 DQ Mixed 29 84% 177 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: DXM05H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 439 439 439 439 439 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 444 Mixed 289 SusWrite 441 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 33.7 157% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 280 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 122 138% 234 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 119 120 119 126 129 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 76 Write 117 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 121 70% 95.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.8 194% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 56.9% 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 (78^th percentile)	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 40.2 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 24.2 SC Mixed 38.3 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 71.7 56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.4% 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 $134	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