MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 88% Aircraft carrier


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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95% 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	75.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '20 at 16:28
Run Duration	242 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 83.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 302 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 903 93% 748 Pts	64-Core 1096 68% 1096 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2402 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.98 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Lighting 120 Reflection 125 Parallax 108 98% 117 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 110 Splatting 107 90% 110 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 146 165 166 168 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	75.9% Very good	Read 391 Write 206 Mixed 228 SusWrite 163 55% 247 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 91.8 4K Mixed 29.1 138% 51.8 MB/s	DQ Read 214 DQ Write 192 DQ Mixed 182 142% 196 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.9% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 229GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 306 304 306 305 305 305 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 478 Mixed 411 SusWrite 305 95% 423 MB/s	4K Read 47.3 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 63.2 217% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 365 276% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 830GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 1380 1574 1596 1597 1600 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	269% Outstanding	Read 1,473 Write 1,601 Mixed 1,093 SusWrite 1,423 315% 1,398 MB/s	4K Read 59.4 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 81.7 287% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 906 DQ Mixed 273 346% 605 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 269% Great: 255%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 92GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 327 343 337 348 351 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$86 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 137 137 136 137 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	79% Very good	Read 139 Write 139 Mixed 88.7 SusWrite 136 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 190% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 79% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 2x8GB 12,037 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	86.6% Excellent	MC Read 34.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 33.7 88% 30.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 34.9 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 101%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,308 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

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Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

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	859x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 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	438x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16