MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	103% 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	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	May 22 '20 at 22:11
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 74.4 1-Core 147 2-Core 296 92% 172 Pts	4-Core 587 8-Core 881 91% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,090 67% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2071 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 149 Parallax 125 107% 135 fps	MRender 102 Gravity 134 Splatting 116 96% 117 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 302GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 430 432 447 442 437 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 452 Write 427 Mixed 346 SusWrite 434 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 32.9 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 43.7 168% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 274 DQ Write 267 DQ Mixed 244 191% 262 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 43GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 290 288 255 191 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 494 Mixed 409 SusWrite 265 94% 418 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 64.1 216% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 198GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 155 155 157 157 157 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 146 Mixed 104 SusWrite 155 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 109%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 32GB-$28 4,213 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 18GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 105 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Read 252 Write 106 Mixed 116 SusWrite 106 174% 145 MB/s	4K Read 9.3 4K Write 10.2 4K Mixed 8.1 657% 9.2 MB/s	DQ Read 10.5 DQ Write 10 DQ Mixed 8.3 661% 9.6 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 93%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125 59,072 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	77.9% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 25.6 MC Mixed 28.6 80% 27.9 GB/s	SC Read 21.3 SC Write 25.2 SC Mixed 27.2 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 91.7 44% 91.7 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 77.9% Great: 85%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

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