MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 48% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 94.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% 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	360% 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	24.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	5.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 24 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing way above expectations (86^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.3% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 297 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 577 8-Core 1,007 96% 792 Pts	64-Core 1,384 86% 1,384 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 94.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$296 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 37D1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.2 39% 49 fps	MRender 68 Gravity 47.7 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 638GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1839 1663 1542 1535 1523 1516 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	360% Outstanding	Read 2,650 Write 2,464 Mixed 1,905 SusWrite 1,603 484% 2,156 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 182 4K Mixed 93.4 317% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,376 DQ Write 1,211 DQ Mixed 1,269 958% 1,286 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 360% Great: 410%
Sandisk PLUS 120GB 16,974 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 89GB free Firmware: UE4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 238 79 58 76 76 75 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 446 Write 241 Mixed 212 SusWrite 100 55% 250 MB/s	4K Read 23.2 4K Write 41.5 4K Mixed 18.9 81% 27.9 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 75.8 DQ Mixed 14.7 33% 69.3 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 55%
Samsung MZ7TE256HMHP-000L7 256GB 4,594 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 98GB free Firmware: EXT09L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 257 256 256 257 256 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.3% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 261 Mixed 202 SusWrite 256 67% 303 MB/s	4K Read 35.4 4K Write 89.4 4K Mixed 30.8 140% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 80.5 122% 234 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 91.3% Great: 91%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 769GB free Firmware: CC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 195 195 191 189 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 172 Mixed 87.1 SusWrite 192 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 161% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB 10,192 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	88.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.6 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 35.2 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 23.5 SC Mixed 36.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 109%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $296Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $700

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16