MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 80% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	91.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	174% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 08:34
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.6% Excellent	Memory 78.4 1-Core 124 2-Core 251 83% 151 Pts	4-Core 477 8-Core 827 79% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,346 83% 1,346 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.6% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 5998) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1595 MHz, MLim: 1774 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Lighting 117 Reflection 121 Parallax 108 96% 115 fps	MRender 101 Gravity 105 Splatting 96.6 82% 101 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 430GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 794 101 133 104 101 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	174% Outstanding	Read 1,462 Write 1,496 Mixed 1,062 SusWrite 227 237% 1,062 MB/s	4K Read 52.4 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 67.3 229% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 633 DQ Write 765 DQ Mixed 268 322% 555 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 174% Great: 255%
WDC WD80EMAZ-00M9AA0 8TB 110 User benchmarks, average bench 19% 2.5TB free Firmware: 81.00A81 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 102 100 102 100 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	14.9% Very poor	Read 149 Write 165 Mixed 95.4 SusWrite 102 29% 128 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 8.3 4K Mixed 1.6 9% 3.77 MB/s	DQ Read 1.5 DQ Write 5.7 DQ Mixed 3.9 3% 3.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.9% Great: 23%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 154GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 99 98 100 114 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Read 483 Write 243 Mixed 336 SusWrite 145 67% 302 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 80.5 4K Mixed 35.2 141% 50.2 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 187 165% 244 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 332GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 158 158 150 154 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.5% Excellent	Read 153 Write 102 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 142 85% 117 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 84.5% Great: 90%
WD easystore 25FB 12TB 1,422 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3.5TB free, PID 25fb Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 158 153 159 151 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 190 Mixed 178 SusWrite 156 242% 178 MB/s	4K Read 9.7 4K Write 9 4K Mixed 1.7 400% 6.8 MB/s	DQ Read 0.9 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 2 371% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 25% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 103%
WD easystore 25FA 4TB 7,384 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 297GB free, PID 25fa Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 64 67 75 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	39.6% Below average	Read 87.9 Write 79.4 Mixed 56.1 SusWrite 69.7 97% 73.3 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 3.7 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 39.6% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB 74,390 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 30.1 MC Mixed 28.2 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 24.6 SC Write 32 SC Mixed 26.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 83.6 48% 83.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 103%

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Desktop 80%

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Workstation 64%

Destroyer

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 $40Bench 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 $40	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