MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 18 '21 at 19:03
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	15%

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-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 88.7 1-Core 124 2-Core 242 85% 152 Pts	4-Core 484 8-Core 827 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 1,299 80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 500 Write 239 Mixed 214 70% 318 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 85.6 4K Mixed 35.6 136% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 273 DQ Write 129 DQ Mixed 155 127% 185 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Asmedia ASMT1051 750GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 100GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 39 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	23% Poor	Read 39.3 Write 35.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 40.5 27% 36.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 23% Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 19GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 105 106 106 106 106 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	80.7% Excellent	Read 176 Write 154 Mixed 94.7 SusWrite 106 97% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 238% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 80.7% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 43.4 MC Write 34 MC Mixed 33.1 105% 36.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.3 SC Write 39 SC Mixed 27.5 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 111%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,757x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,095x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	867x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	476x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	344x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	304x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	665x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16