MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 102% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 97.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.8% 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	284% 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 @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 00:29
Run Duration	244 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Memory 89.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 566 8-Core 941 92% 754 Pts	64-Core 1,106 68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.6% 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: 1642 MHz, MLim: 1045 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.8% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 92.3 Parallax 206 101% 141 fps	MRender 90.9 Gravity 129 Splatting 131 98% 117 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 99.8% 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: 831 442 444 444 445 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,634 Write 2,261 Mixed 1,590 SusWrite 507 389% 1,748 MB/s	4K Read 64 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 91.9 317% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 1,227 DQ Mixed 1158 862% 1,130 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 493 400 310 309 311 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 491 Mixed 463 SusWrite 386 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 48.8 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 66.1 224% 79.4 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 371 280% 375 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: 414 257 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	68.7% Good	Read 412 Write 416 Mixed 357 SusWrite 189 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 18.1 103% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 166 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 28.7 80% 165 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 68.7% Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: DXM05H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 439 439 438 438 437 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 413 Write 408 Mixed 304 SusWrite 439 88% 391 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 34.8 141% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 317 DQ Write 301 DQ Mixed 127 145% 248 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 108%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 122 123 127 123 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	61.3% Good	Read 91 Write 103 Mixed 63.7 SusWrite 122 70% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.3 4K Mixed 0.7 182% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.3% 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 @ 3466 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 41.4 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 41.4 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 39 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 67.4 59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 101% 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 $83Bench 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