MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


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 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	25.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	4096 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	4.8 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 07:51
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	ARE-User
Background CPU	7%

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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 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 145 2-Core 285 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 820 79% 650 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 124 Reflection 141 Parallax 221 101% 162 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 127 Splatting 94.7 90% 112 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70 47,016 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 107GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.1 19 20 6.2 28 6 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	25.7% Poor	Read 377 Write 79.8 Mixed 12 SusWrite 14.1 26% 121 MB/s	4K Read 24.1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 37% 8.2 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 25.7% Great: 99%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$150 200,600 User benchmarks, average bench 336% 1.5TB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2480 2494 2492 1729 1535 1541 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	385% Outstanding	Read 2,648 Write 2,468 Mixed 1,945 SusWrite 2,045 512% 2,276 MB/s	4K Read 66.9 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 95.2 318% 114 MB/s	DQ Read 1,350 DQ Write 1155 DQ Mixed 1260 942% 1,255 MB/s
Poor: 223% ↑ This bench: 385% Great: 435%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$61 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 481GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 80 78 80 78 78 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	53.8% Above average	Read 108 Write 99.3 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 78.8 66% 89.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 53.8% Great: 84%
Seagate Expansion 2TB 49,966 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 16GB free Firmware: 9300 SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 63 64 66 59 62 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	36.8% Below average	Read 65.1 Write 51.2 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 62.2 44% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.1 4K Mixed 1.2 220% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 36.8% Great: 67%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$87 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 5.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 177 177 171 168 180 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Read 132 Write 142 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 170 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.7 243% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 90%
WD My Passport 259D 2TB 3,839 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 95GB free, PID 259d Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 66 65 66 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 61.1 Write 66.2 Mixed 42.3 SusWrite 65.5 80% 58.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.8 73% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.7 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 24.9 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 35.2 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 114%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	1	1	60	84.6"	1280 701	SAM7017 SAMSUNG

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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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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