MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 216% UFO	Desktop 106% UFO	Workstation 212% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 106%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	208% 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.
Boot Drive	176% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 07 '21 at 19:33
Run Duration	146 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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 5800X-$200 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Memory 93.9 1-Core 164 2-Core 327 106% 195 Pts	4-Core 639 8-Core 1,027 102% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,595 99% 1,595 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.1.1 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	208% Outstanding	Lighting 274 Reflection 276 Parallax 539 224% 363 fps	MRender 410 Gravity 220 Splatting 317 257% 316 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 208% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$60 162,275 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 147 54 73 58 58 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	176% Outstanding	Read 1402 Write 914 Mixed 879 SusWrite 108 183% 826 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 76.8 285% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 333 DQ Write 844 DQ Mixed 219 273% 465 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 176% Great: 209%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 298GB free Firmware: M3CR020 SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 472 457 469 476 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 471 Mixed 448 SusWrite 470 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 60.3 198% 71.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 297 245% 350 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 125%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66 202,785 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 205GB free Firmware: M3CR032 SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 477 475 456 472 478 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 480 Mixed 412 SusWrite 472 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 39.2 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 58 196% 71.5 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 367 DQ Mixed 291 241% 347 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 35.3 96% 33.7 GB/s	SC Read 33 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 39.5 95% 33.2 GB/s	Latency 60 67% 60 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 120%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
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 $130Bench 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 $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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