MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 45% Speed boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	42.1% 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	96.5% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '20 at 04:27
Run Duration	230 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Memory 86.4 1-Core 118 2-Core 239 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 756 76% 617 Pts	64-Core 976 60% 976 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233 428,800 User benchmarks, average bench 71% EVGA(3842 1068) CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.48 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.1% Average	Lighting 47.6 Reflection 54.9 Parallax 44.6 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62 49% 59.2 fps
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 76%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 407GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 358 360 366 367 367 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	96.5% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 362 Mixed 314 SusWrite 362 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 93.5 4K Mixed 35.1 138% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 293 DQ Mixed 231 187% 263 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.5% Great: 129%
Crucial BX500 240GB-$29 142,801 User benchmarks, average bench 56% 117GB free Firmware: M6CR013 SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 33 59 21 58 19 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 504 Write 440 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 105 58% 266 MB/s	4K Read 29.8 4K Write 7.3 4K Mixed 0.3 49% 12.5 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 92%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 209 215 213 217 215 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 152 Write 136 Mixed 68.2 SusWrite 210 103% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.9 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 730GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 115 118 117 118 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66% Good	Read 114 Write 113 Mixed 65.5 SusWrite 116 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 1 180% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 68%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB 3,362 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 25GB free, PID 00ee Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.8 4.5 0 0.5 2.3 5.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	2.08% Terrible	Read 7 Write 1.5 Mixed 7.8 SusWrite 2.4 6% 4.67 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 8% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 2.08% Great: 11%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C17 2x8GB 4,229 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3066 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 39.8 MC Mixed 34.3 112% 39 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 39.7 SC Mixed 30 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 57% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 111%

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

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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