MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 80% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (48th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 52 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	112% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 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	8.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 06:35
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	33%

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PC Performing as expected (48^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	80.5% Excellent	Memory 72.8 1-Core 120 2-Core 239 79% 144 Pts	4-Core 473 8-Core 785 77% 629 Pts	64-Core 1,299 80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80.5% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$625 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (142 fps cap detected)	112% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 115% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 142 116% 142 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 19GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 6,178 Write 5,090 Mixed 5,223 1,224% 5,497 MB/s	4K Read 336 4K Write 200 4K Mixed 225 904% 254 MB/s	DQ Read 1,021 DQ Write 697 DQ Mixed 752 590% 823 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 324GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 168 183 168 178 182 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Read 133 Write 150 Mixed 89.5 SusWrite 176 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 6.6 4K Mixed 1.8 393% 3.37 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 136%
SanDisk Cruzer 126GB 354 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 94GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.2 5 8 6.5 5.5 4.9 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 31.3 Write 6.8 Mixed 4.5 SusWrite 6.2 12% 12.2 MB/s	4K Read 9.2 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.2 153% 4.23 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 18%
WD My Passport 0820 2TB 18,744 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 1.5TB free, PID 0820 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 39 38 39 39 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	18.2% Very poor	Read 34.5 Write 37.5 Mixed 29 SusWrite 38.7 48% 34.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.6 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 18.2% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	95.5% Outstanding	MC Read 39.7 MC Write 33.2 MC Mixed 32.2 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 33.9 SC Mixed 26.3 80% 28.2 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.5% 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 43: 4R 4G 11B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
43%	22%	86	304	235	144	24"	1920 1080	GSM5B73 24GL600F

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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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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