MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 52% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.7% 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	208% 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	28.7 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	Jun 23 '20 at 19:07
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	8%

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PC Performing above expectations (73^rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 294 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 580 8-Core 949 93% 764 Pts	64-Core 1,348 84% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510 319,148 User benchmarks, average bench 100% EVGA(3842 3161) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	48.7% Average	Lighting 55 Reflection 63.5 Parallax 51.6 45% 56.7 fps	MRender 78.6 Gravity 55 Splatting 71.7 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 48.7% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000L1 128GB 2,374 User benchmarks, average bench 169% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4L1QCXB7 SusWrite @10s intervals: 252 162 160 161 158 153 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	208% Outstanding	Read 1,893 Write 684 Mixed 573 SusWrite 174 181% 831 MB/s	4K Read 60.1 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 79.7 280% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 891 DQ Write 682 DQ Mixed 695 544% 756 MB/s
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 213%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 189GB free Firmware: SBFME1.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 159 163 160 241 163 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	41.6% Average	Read 294 Write 115 Mixed 95.2 SusWrite 183 38% 172 MB/s	4K Read 20.6 4K Write 26.8 4K Mixed 9.7 58% 19 MB/s	DQ Read 23.8 DQ Write 57.7 DQ Mixed 107 63% 63 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 41.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 420GB free Firmware: AP2E SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 108 106 108 109 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	61% Good	Read 104 Write 96.7 Mixed 62.5 SusWrite 108 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 147 145 148 149 148 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	88.1% Excellent	Read 160 Write 144 Mixed 73.7 SusWrite 147 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1 184% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 88.1% Great: 84%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 913GB free Firmware: HP64 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 118 117 118 120 119 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 116 Write 116 Mixed 66 SusWrite 118 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 67.2% 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 (47^th percentile)	86.1% Excellent	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 35 89% 31.1 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 32.3 73% 25.7 GB/s	Latency 78.2 51% 78.2 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 $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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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