MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	113% 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.
Boot Drive	108% 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.

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	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 19 '21 at 08:13
Run Duration	171 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 way above expectations (89^th percentile)	85.9% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 120 2-Core 234 82% 146 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 854 79% 662 Pts	64-Core 1,289 80% 1,289 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 85.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 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)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 142 Parallax 142 116% 142 fps	MRender 142 Gravity 142 Splatting 143 117% 142 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 33GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 289 294 287 197 152 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 491 Write 482 Mixed 390 SusWrite 269 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 41.2 4K Write 86.8 4K Mixed 53 176% 60.3 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 366 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 460GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 179 180 173 184 171 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 191 Mixed 91.3 SusWrite 177 116% 159 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 6.9 4K Mixed 1.9 401% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 136%
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: 39 41 41 41 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	20.6% Poor	Read 40 Write 39 Mixed 30.5 SusWrite 40.7 51% 37.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 94% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 20.6% 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 (89^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	99.1% Outstanding	MC Read 40.2 MC Write 34.7 MC Mixed 32.5 102% 35.8 GB/s	SC Read 25 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 28.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 99.1% 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 45: 5R 3G 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
45%	30%	64	313	245	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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,748x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,086x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	558x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
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 $39Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $132	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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