MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 132% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 130% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (32nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 68 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	177% 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	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.

High background CPU (23%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 23:08
Run Duration	261 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	23%

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PC Performing below expectations (32^nd 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	75.8% Very good	Memory 69.7 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 439 8-Core 798 74% 619 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 75.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Zotac(19DA 3612) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 461.09 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 253 Reflection 220 Parallax 261 206% 245 fps	MRender 278 Gravity 223 Splatting 162 174% 221 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 186GB free Firmware: 401020WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 111 112 112 112 113 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	78% Very good	Read 355 Write 316 Mixed 217 SusWrite 111 56% 250 MB/s	4K Read 35.8 4K Write 85 4K Mixed 43.5 155% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 190 DQ Mixed 189 146% 199 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 78% Great: 111%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 131GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 100 99 101 99 101 MB/s Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.1% Below average	Read 246 Write 94 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 98.9 29% 131 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 10.2 45% 14.6 MB/s	DQ Read 14.6 DQ Write 16.8 DQ Mixed 150 76% 60.3 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 100%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$129 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 782GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 272 296 298 302 298 304 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 473 Mixed 425 SusWrite 295 95% 422 MB/s	4K Read 41 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 62.1 200% 71.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 133%
SABRENT 1TB 709GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1763 965 989 986 986 995 MB/s Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples

Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 733GB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 93 97 101 100 97 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	47.6% Average	Read 68.3 Write 91.3 Mixed 53.7 SusWrite 97.3 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 47.6% Great: 68%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 781GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 168 169 170 170 170 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	96% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 162 Mixed 95.3 SusWrite 167 108% 148 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	66.8% Good	MC Read 28.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 25.8 69% 24 GB/s	SC Read 19.2 SC Write 17.6 SC Mixed 24.5 58% 20.4 GB/s	Latency 102 39% 102 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 101%

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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	1,087x
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 $46

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