MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 49% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 46% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	50.1% 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	102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 16 '21 at 20:14
Run Duration	167 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (62^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 120 2-Core 244 82% 149 Pts	4-Core 432 8-Core 736 71% 584 Pts	64-Core 977 60% 977 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% MSI(1462 3160) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	50.1% Above average	Lighting 61.5 Reflection 81.1 Parallax 57.4 50% 66.7 fps	MRender 66.6 Gravity 62.6 Splatting 56.1 50% 61.8 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 134 92 95 61 71 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 493 Write 470 Mixed 443 SusWrite 135 86% 385 MB/s	4K Read 42.1 4K Write 93.3 4K Mixed 55.5 184% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 367 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 11GB free Firmware: SBFKK1B3 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 399 Write 200 Mixed 312 67% 304 MB/s	4K Read 29.5 4K Write 79.8 4K Mixed 35.8 133% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 170 162% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39% Great: 102%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 45GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 117 113 150 144 138 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Read 76.4 Write 108 Mixed 111 SusWrite 133 80% 107 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1.2 246% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 33.7 109% 38 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 38.5 SC Mixed 30.5 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 24: 2R 3G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
24%	11%	90	216	29	165	24.5"	1920 1080	AUS25A4 VG258

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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	435x
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 $45Bench 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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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