MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 95% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 95% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 94.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	97.1% 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	209% 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

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, 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	28.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 20 '20 at 23:18
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.5% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 154 2-Core 307 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 575 8-Core 995 95% 785 Pts	64-Core 1,452 90% 1,452 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 13AD) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.1% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 117 Parallax 120 97% 119 fps	MRender 166 Gravity 107 Splatting 95.9 97% 123 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000L1 128GB 2,374 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 281 162 164 162 163 158 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	209% Outstanding	Read 1,881 Write 732 Mixed 618 SusWrite 182 186% 853 MB/s	4K Read 61 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 79.5 281% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 889 DQ Write 734 DQ Mixed 715 562% 779 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 209% Great: 213%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 21GB free Firmware: SBFME1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 175 172 65 148 46 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	33.5% Below average	Read 191 Write 103 Mixed 92.5 SusWrite 130 29% 129 MB/s	4K Read 20.7 4K Write 26.9 4K Mixed 9.6 58% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 23.9 DQ Write 23.3 DQ Mixed 22.6 17% 23.3 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 33.5% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 594GB free Firmware: AP2E SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 108 109 108 108 109 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	63% Good	Read 112 Write 105 Mixed 68 SusWrite 108 72% 98.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 1 178% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 63% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 149 150 140 152 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Read 165 Write 96.5 Mixed 75 SusWrite 148 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 198% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 930GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 117 117 118 118 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	65.3% Good	Read 111 Write 110 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 117 74% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.7 122% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 65.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 4x8GB 11,968 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 22.7 MC Mixed 34.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 22.4 SC Mixed 34.2 77% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 77.7 52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 86.1% 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 $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	860x

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 $139Bench 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	659x
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