MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	53% 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	40.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.

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Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Jul 05 '21 at 17:14
Run Duration	193 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 83.6 1-Core 121 2-Core 245 83% 150 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 844 79% 657 Pts	64-Core 1,243 77% 1,243 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (65 fps cap detected)	53% Above average	Lighting 64.9 Reflection 65 Parallax 65 53% 65 fps	MRender 65 Gravity 64.9 Splatting 65 53% 65 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 53% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 240GB-$35 176,713 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 29GB free (System drive) Firmware: 603ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 77 87 80 73 80 MB/s Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	40.2% Average	Read 230 Write 179 Mixed 170 SusWrite 82.3 37% 165 MB/s	4K Read 16.4 4K Write 41.4 4K Mixed 23.5 77% 27.1 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 61 DQ Mixed 25.5 24% 37 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 40.2% Great: 85%
OCZ Agility 3 120GB-$102 38,562 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 110GB free Firmware: 2.22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 115 115 114 115 114 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	38.6% Below average	Read 142 Write 135 Mixed 151 SusWrite 115 31% 136 MB/s	4K Read 18.8 4K Write 39.8 4K Mixed 22 78% 26.9 MB/s	DQ Read 24.4 DQ Write 55.4 DQ Mixed 28.6 25% 36.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 38.6% Great: 61%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 111GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 155 198 134 213 142 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	56.5% Above average	Read 287 Write 293 Mixed 118 SusWrite 181 49% 220 MB/s	4K Read 21 4K Write 46.6 4K Mixed 32.9 99% 33.5 MB/s	DQ Read 36.4 DQ Write 80.7 DQ Mixed 45.5 38% 54.2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 406GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 196 193 197 194 198 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 138 Mixed 80.1 SusWrite 195 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 113%
Samsung HD642JJ 640GB-$70 13,060 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 524GB free Firmware: 1AA01113 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 104 104 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	57.8% Above average	Read 96.9 Write 70.8 Mixed 57.7 SusWrite 104 61% 82.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 57.8% Great: 63%
HP External HDD 2TB 374 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 172GB free, PID 4607 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 34 36 35 36 36 36 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 34.8 Write 32.1 Mixed 22 SusWrite 35.7 42% 31.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.3 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 22%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	97.8% Outstanding	MC Read 40.3 MC Write 32 MC Mixed 33.4 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.4 SC Write 37.9 SC Mixed 28.3 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 74.2 54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 97.8% Great: 110%

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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	234x

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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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 $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