MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	47.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	126% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	29 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '20 at 01:27
Run Duration	181 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 303 99% 182 Pts	4-Core 600 8-Core 939 95% 769 Pts	64-Core 1,431 89% 1,431 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 5184) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2050 MHz, MLim: 2702 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.8% Average	Lighting 54 Reflection 62.3 Parallax 50.6 44% 55.6 fps	MRender 77.1 Gravity 54 Splatting 70.4 55% 67.2 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 1TB 27,887 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 542GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT24B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 472 486 488 473 455 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 519 Write 488 Mixed 471 SusWrite 471 110% 487 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 60.2 205% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 289 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 294 218% 286 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 133%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB 47,517 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 160 160 163 161 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	19.6% Very poor	Read 177 Write 155 Mixed 99.3 SusWrite 160 33% 148 MB/s	4K Read 2.1 4K Write 8.7 4K Mixed 0.8 9% 3.87 MB/s	DQ Read 0.8 DQ Write 10.8 DQ Mixed 1.2 2% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 19.6% Great: 23%
Adata Ultimate SU800 256GB-$54 40,725 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 238GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 466 470 472 473 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 520 Write 475 Mixed 466 SusWrite 465 108% 482 MB/s	4K Read 40.2 4K Write 67.9 4K Mixed 30.3 136% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 285 239% 345 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 118%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 580GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 155 156 156 156 156 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	76.4% Very good	Read 111 Write 115 Mixed 80.6 SusWrite 155 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 226% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76.4% Great: 109%
Lexar USB Flash Drive 16GB 7,719 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 12GB free, PID a81d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 14 14 14 13 14 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	9.5% Terrible	Read 36.6 Write 10.7 Mixed 6 SusWrite 13.6 18% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 19% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 9.5% Great: 9%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 9,626 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	MC Read 46 MC Write 28.5 MC Mixed 45.6 114% 40 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 28.7 SC Mixed 46.4 100% 35 GB/s	Latency 66.7 60% 66.7 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 132%

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,087x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	560x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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