MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	49.9% 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	95.6% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	9.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0.6 Days
Run Date	Jul 04 '20 at 20:44
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 (98^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Memory 81.6 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 95% 176 Pts	4-Core 571 8-Core 851 88% 711 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% MSI(1462 341B) CLim: 1268 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	49.9% Average	Lighting 62.3 Reflection 65.4 Parallax 87 51% 71.6 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 60.3 Splatting 53.8 48% 59.7 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 49.9% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 43GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 458 468 351 37 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Read 374 Write 463 Mixed 385 SusWrite 288 85% 377 MB/s	4K Read 35.6 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 44.1 162% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 199 178% 265 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 238GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 174 176 173 176 175 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 196 Write 158 Mixed 89 SusWrite 174 113% 154 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.9 165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB 60,539 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 13GB free, PID 5567 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.5 5.6 5.1 4.9 4.8 4.9 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	10.7% Very poor	Read 36.3 Write 5.3 Mixed 9 SusWrite 4.8 14% 13.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.5 138% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 10.7% Great: 17%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,012 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	90.5% Outstanding	MC Read 34.9 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 35.4 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 33.9 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 77.6 52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 90.5% Great: 111%

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

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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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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