MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	98.6% 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	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	27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 01 '20 at 20:05
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

PC Performing way above expectations (89^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-$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 (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 88.5 1-Core 148 2-Core 298 97% 178 Pts	4-Core 595 8-Core 922 94% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,111 69% 1,111 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 99.6% 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: 1652 MHz, MLim: 1120 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	98.6% Outstanding	Lighting 121 Reflection 93.3 Parallax 189 98% 134 fps	MRender 91.8 Gravity 132 Splatting 132 99% 119 fps
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 98.6% 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% 137GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 766 445 443 444 438 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	283% Outstanding	Read 2,616 Write 2,272 Mixed 1,612 SusWrite 493 389% 1,748 MB/s	4K Read 64.2 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 91.9 317% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,006 DQ Write 1,228 DQ Mixed 1,158 862% 1,131 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: 494 494 380 274 273 274 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	130% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 490 Mixed 459 SusWrite 365 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 49.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 66.6 226% 80.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 361 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: 419 264 115 115 115 115 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 414 Write 418 Mixed 356 SusWrite 190 77% 344 MB/s	4K Read 17.2 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 18.4 104% 46.4 MB/s	DQ Read 184 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 28.6 82% 171 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 86%
Samsung MZ7PD256HAFV-000H7 256GB 3,736 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 72GB free Firmware: DXM05H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 437 438 438 436 438 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 401 Write 445 Mixed 296 SusWrite 438 89% 395 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 34.8 147% 58.2 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 125 140% 236 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: 115 122 123 123 126 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 78 Write 98 Mixed 53.2 SusWrite 122 64% 87.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.7 183% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 57.6% 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 (88^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 40.9 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 41 103% 36 GB/s	SC Read 25.8 SC Write 25.8 SC Mixed 38.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 69.1 58% 69.1 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 105%

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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