MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 53% Yacht	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	58.2% 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	162% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 03:05
Run Duration	145 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (72^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	79.8% Very good	Memory 76.6 1-Core 122 2-Core 234 80% 144 Pts	4-Core 446 8-Core 708 71% 577 Pts	64-Core 963 60% 963 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 79.8% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R9 390X-$340 26,573 User benchmarks, average bench 54% XFX(1682 9395) CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1510 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	58.2% Above average	Lighting 76.7 Reflection 78 Parallax 101 62% 85.2 fps	MRender 68.8 Gravity 70.6 Splatting 48.7 50% 62.7 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 58.2% Great: 57%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM951 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 7,011 User benchmarks, average bench 140% 102GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 576 575 465 549 541 511 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	162% Outstanding	Read 1,093 Write 227 Mixed 329 SusWrite 536 120% 546 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 41.3 184% 72.5 MB/s	DQ Read 968 DQ Write 401 DQ Mixed 545 440% 638 MB/s
Poor: 94% ↑ This bench: 162% Great: 172%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 100GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 482 484 485 474 243 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 482 Mixed 462 SusWrite 440 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 40.9 4K Write 96.9 4K Mixed 55.2 184% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 368 277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 120GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 111 112 131 163 159 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 158 Write 139 Mixed 93.3 SusWrite 132 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 33.4 MC Write 30.6 MC Mixed 28.9 88% 31 GB/s	SC Read 23.6 SC Write 31.6 SC Mixed 26.4 78% 27.2 GB/s	Latency 87 46% 87 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 115%

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

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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	1,088x
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	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 $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $178	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