MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	111% 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	277% 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 14 '20 at 01:53
Run Duration	208 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (85^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 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 92.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 312 101% 186 Pts	4-Core 584 8-Core 850 90% 717 Pts	64-Core 1,115 69% 1,115 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% 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: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 129 Parallax 144 117% 139 fps	MRender 181 Gravity 130 Splatting 102 108% 138 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 162GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 433 432 433 430 428 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	277% Outstanding	Read 2,524 Write 2,098 Mixed 1,656 SusWrite 435 374% 1,678 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 92 318% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 1,286 DQ Mixed 1168 876% 1,155 MB/s
Poor: 160% ↑ This bench: 277% Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 105GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 460 314 313 314 314 314 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 490 Mixed 462 SusWrite 338 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 59.2 204% 74.2 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 372 280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 466GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 493 492 491 410 293 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 489 Mixed 423 SusWrite 445 105% 464 MB/s	4K Read 22.2 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 35.2 143% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 342 266% 363 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 107% 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 @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 47.4 MC Write 27.2 MC Mixed 45 114% 39.9 GB/s	SC Read 29.1 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 40.8 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 63.9 63% 63.9 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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 $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) $48	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16