MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 48% Yacht	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 44% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	47.3% 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	120% 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	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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 26 '21 at 07:38
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 79.5 1-Core 135 2-Core 270 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 510 8-Core 794 80% 652 Pts	64-Core 1,022 63% 1,022 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 0521) CLim: 1210 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.44 Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	47.3% Average	Lighting 59.1 Reflection 60 Parallax 84.2 48% 67.8 fps	MRender 63.7 Gravity 66.9 Splatting 42.6 46% 57.7 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 47.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 EVO M.2 500GB 25,072 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 53GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT21B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 475 473 472 389 278 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 481 Mixed 394 SusWrite 359 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 62 208% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 301 DQ Write 282 DQ Mixed 290 218% 291 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 131%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 394GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 186 184 185 174 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 110 Write 168 Mixed 56.7 SusWrite 182 94% 129 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 7.6 4K Mixed 0.8 250% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 114%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB 18,723 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 150 150 148 153 156 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	70% Good	Read 92.4 Write 106 Mixed 73.5 SusWrite 152 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 72% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 70% Great: 88%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 52,667 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	84.7% Excellent	MC Read 34.5 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 33.4 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 34.2 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 81.5 49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 84.7% Great: 103%

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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 $150Bench 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	859x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 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 $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 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	248x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16