MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 36% Jet ski	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 37% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	39.1% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	205% 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	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	5.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 31 '20 at 22:56
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	85.3% Excellent	Memory 75.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 255 83% 153 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 974 88% 742 Pts	64-Core 1,377 85% 1,377 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2151 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	39.1% Below average	Lighting 16.1 Reflection 125 Parallax 105 13% 82 fps	MRender 104 Gravity 108 Splatting 113 90% 109 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 12,504 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: V9001b19 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1010 1115 1122 1077 69 23 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	205% Outstanding	Read 1,869 Write 1,021 Mixed 838 SusWrite 736 247% 1,116 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 133 4K Mixed 52.5 198% 75.1 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 792 DQ Mixed 457 378% 526 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 205% Great: 244%
Samsung 840 Evo 1TB-$199 23,857 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 270GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 481 429 396 398 397 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 488 Write 473 Mixed 386 SusWrite 426 100% 443 MB/s	4K Read 37.7 4K Write 88.3 4K Mixed 50.5 169% 58.8 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 254 224% 334 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 126%
Seagate ST3500312CS 500GB-$24 89,637 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 150GB free Firmware: SC13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 95 95 95 95 96 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	56.4% Above average	Read 102 Write 104 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 94.4 65% 89.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 60%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 503GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 148 149 149 149 150 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.2% Outstanding	Read 173 Write 134 Mixed 85 SusWrite 145 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.2% Great: 112%
Patriot Memory 124GB 700 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 52GB free, PID 6000 Operating at USB 3.2 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 121 121 120 106 120 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	69.2% Good	Read 272 Write 82.8 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 115 136% 125 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 2.6 148% 3.2 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 69%
USB DISK 2.0 16GB 892 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 3e00 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.7 5.9 5.2 6.1 6 6.2 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	5.15% Terrible	Read 18 Write 19.2 Mixed 10 SusWrite 5.5 17% 13.2 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 5.15% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 1x8GB 323 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	40.7% Average	MC Read 15.2 MC Write 12.8 MC Mixed 12.7 39% 13.6 GB/s	SC Read 14.8 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 13.4 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 89.7 45% 89.7 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.7% Great: 68%

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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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
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