MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 106% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	93.9% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 29 '21 at 18:06
Run Duration	194 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	4%

PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3600X-$190 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	90.1% Outstanding	Memory 78.4 1-Core 151 2-Core 297 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 547 8-Core 867 87% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,066 66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Nvidia(10DE 120F) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (59^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 187 Parallax 193 140% 184 fps	MRender 131 Gravity 176 Splatting 123 116% 143 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 109GB free (System drive) Firmware: M0CR060 SusWrite @10s intervals: 478 478 174 150 151 150 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	Read 468 Write 473 Mixed 400 SusWrite 263 90% 401 MB/s	4K Read 27.9 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 40.8 151% 58.6 MB/s	DQ Read 236 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 302 222% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 95%
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100 67,541 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 243GB free Firmware: M0CR021 SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 482 156 132 134 135 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 483 Mixed 386 SusWrite 254 90% 399 MB/s	4K Read 28 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 41 153% 59.7 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 324 DQ Mixed 273 208% 277 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 95%
Crucial BX100 250GB-$141 42,930 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 224GB free Firmware: MU02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 359 359 359 360 359 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 358 Mixed 319 SusWrite 359 87% 387 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 97.1 4K Mixed 42.5 151% 56.4 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 194 165% 241 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 9GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 98 92 100 104 101 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 101 Write 102 Mixed 39.6 SusWrite 96.9 62% 84.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 416GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 130 130 131 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (39^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Read 144 Write 123 Mixed 85.7 SusWrite 130 89% 120 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CM4X8GD3000C15K4 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CM4X8GD3000C15K4 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 32GB 3 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 35.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 36.1 81% 28.5 GB/s	Latency 83.7 48% 83.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 88%

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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	8	6	60	27"	1280 720	BNQ7F45 ZOWIE XL LCD

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,759x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,098x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $190Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	868x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $273Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	476x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	344x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	304x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	666x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $35Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $672

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16