MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 151% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 140% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	159% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	255% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191028
Uptime	2 Days
Run Date	Oct 14 '20 at 00:17
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 149 2-Core 294 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 581 8-Core 874 90% 727 Pts	64-Core 1,117 69% 1,117 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$898 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4950 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 456.55 Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	159% Outstanding	Lighting 210 Reflection 245 Parallax 321 171% 259 fps	MRender 324 Gravity 230 Splatting 142 180% 232 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 159% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 660GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1381 1357 1413 1430 1433 564 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	255% Outstanding	Read 1,483 Write 1,553 Mixed 1,072 SusWrite 1,263 302% 1,343 MB/s	4K Read 57.8 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 77.8 272% 98.7 MB/s	DQ Read 632 DQ Write 898 DQ Mixed 266 341% 599 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 255% Great: 255%
Samsung MZ1LV960HCJH-000MU 960GB 304 User benchmarks, average bench 176% 276GB free Firmware: BXV76M8Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 900 904 908 909 910 846 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,036 Write 756 Mixed 572 SusWrite 896 183% 815 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 59.4 215% 81.7 MB/s	DQ Read 991 DQ Write 666 DQ Mixed 606 512% 754 MB/s
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 202%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 1TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 171 174 175 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 166 Mixed 25.8 SusWrite 175 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 4.9 4K Mixed 1.7 326% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 108%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 111 118 111 109 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 69.8 Write 87.8 Mixed 50.7 SusWrite 113 59% 80.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1.2 191% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 68%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 250GB 240 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 2GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 155 Write 58.2 Mixed 66.4 101% 93.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1.3 133% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x16GB 2,830 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 25.1 MC Mixed 38.6 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 25.1 SC Mixed 39.4 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 77.9 51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 103%

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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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,752x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $250	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16