MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 118% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	112% 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	281% 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	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/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	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 08 '20 at 13:57
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing way above expectations (96^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 93.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 313 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 875 92% 737 Pts	64-Core 1,143 71% 1,143 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% EVGA(3842 2173) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 132 Parallax 126 118% 134 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 127 Splatting 105 111% 140 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 165GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 433 430 433 430 424 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 2,248 Mixed 1,597 SusWrite 432 382% 1,714 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 196 4K Mixed 93.6 323% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,004 DQ Write 1,284 DQ Mixed 1,159 870% 1,149 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 242GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 490 492 491 417 284 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 493 Mixed 458 SusWrite 440 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.6 208% 75.3 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 372 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 381GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 490 492 491 420 294 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 493 Mixed 469 SusWrite 443 108% 478 MB/s	4K Read 43.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 60.8 208% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 372 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 129%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 49.5 MC Write 28.6 MC Mixed 47 119% 41.7 GB/s	SC Read 30 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 42.2 96% 33.5 GB/s	Latency 61 66% 61 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 120%

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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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $34Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 75% - Very good

Total price: $704

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16