MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 159% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 154% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	192% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	23.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 14 '20 at 08:33
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (64^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 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	83.5% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 116 2-Core 242 81% 147 Pts	4-Core 453 8-Core 745 73% 599 Pts	64-Core 1237 77% 1237 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 83.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% EVGA(3842 3885) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 5150 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 460.79 Performing below potential (68^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	192% Outstanding	Lighting 275 Reflection 260 Parallax 315 224% 284 fps	MRender 334 Gravity 233 Splatting 180 196% 249 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 192% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92 154,949 User benchmarks, average bench 235% 52GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,454 Write 1,210 Mixed 1,024 342% 1563 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 137 4K Mixed 75.3 255% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 908 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 826 621% 832 MB/s
Poor: 160% Great: 280%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 86GB free Firmware: UF4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 97 132 106 106 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.1% Above average	Read 442 Write 327 Mixed 270 SusWrite 151 66% 298 MB/s	4K Read 15.1 4K Write 39 4K Mixed 18.4 67% 24.2 MB/s	DQ Read 118 DQ Write 84.3 DQ Mixed 41.4 47% 81.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 52.1% Great: 56%
Seagate ST1000VM002-1CT162 1TB 39,407 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 426GB free Firmware: SC23 SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 134 132 132 134 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	80.9% Excellent	Read 150 Write 149 Mixed 70.3 SusWrite 132 92% 125 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$48 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 850GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 187 182 180 180 180 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
PATRIOT 1.5TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 485GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 92 88 90 90 90 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	53% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 116 Mixed 91.4 SusWrite 89.7 73% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 0.7 202% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 35 MC Mixed 35.2 106% 36.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 31.1 SC Mixed 28 82% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 114%

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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	1,089x
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	339x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	436x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	234x

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	247x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $269	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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