MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 38% Jet ski	Desktop 71% Battleship	Workstation 39% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	49.7% 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	95% 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	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	16.5 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 25 '21 at 03:17
Run Duration	236 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

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PC Performing below expectations (34^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 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	64.7% Good	Memory 70.6 1-Core 80 2-Core 160 60% 103 Pts	4-Core 316 8-Core 612 55% 464 Pts	64-Core 1,131 70% 1,131 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 64.7% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Gigabyte(1458 3724) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (31^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	49.7% Average	Lighting 58.9 Reflection 81 Parallax 50.4 48% 63.4 fps	MRender 66.4 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 62 53% 65.2 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$54 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 67GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 235 238 231 228 226 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 469 Write 434 Mixed 413 SusWrite 245 88% 390 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 76 4K Mixed 43.9 143% 50.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 293 242% 347 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 125%
Sandisk X600 M.2 2280 SATA 256GB 532 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 162GB free Firmware: X6114012 SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 29 30 28 28 29 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 480GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 242 246 243 236 234 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 471 Write 478 Mixed 430 SusWrite 254 92% 408 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 48.1 158% 55.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 995GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 112 116 116 116 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Read 119 Write 108 Mixed 55.5 SusWrite 115 73% 99.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KM0VW4-MID 3000 C16 Series KM0VW4-MID 3000 C16 Series 24GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 4096, 8192, 4096 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	73.5% Very good	MC Read 28 MC Write 26.2 MC Mixed 25 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.1 SC Write 26.1 SC Mixed 22.1 66% 23.1 GB/s	Latency 100 40% 100 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 74%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 31: 3R 3G 7B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
31%	12%	111	323	254	144	29.5"	2560 1080	SPT0BCC Sceptre P30

History: Score 21: 3R 1G 3B | Score 31: 3R 3G 7B

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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 $40Bench 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