MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	131% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 23:57
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (47^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 as expected (51^st percentile)	83.1% Excellent	Memory 75.3 1-Core 146 2-Core 292 91% 171 Pts	4-Core 488 8-Core 772 78% 630 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 83.1% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLV256HCHP-000H1 256GB 1,904 User benchmarks, average bench 124% 38GB free (System drive) Firmware: BXV72H0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 106 103 104 98 99 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 1,210 Write 135 Mixed 242 SusWrite 103 90% 423 MB/s	4K Read 36.5 4K Write 141 4K Mixed 34.3 174% 70.5 MB/s	DQ Read 932 DQ Write 177 DQ Mixed 293 282% 467 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 153%
Hitachi HUA722050CLA330 500GB 1,077 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 170GB free Firmware: JP2OA3EA SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 127 130 130 130 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 83.7 Write 122 Mixed 58.8 SusWrite 129 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.9 157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 77%
WD Elements 1TB 601 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 96GB free Firmware: 0209 SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 38 38 38 41 41 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	21.1% Poor	Read 34.2 Write 36.7 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 38.9 26% 34.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 21.1% Great: 68%
WD WD1600AVBS-63SVA0 160GB 498 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 107GB free Firmware: 05.06H05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 67 67 65 70 69 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	34.2% Below average	Read 51.5 Write 53.5 Mixed 37.2 SusWrite 67.4 38% 52.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.8 136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 34.2% Great: 40%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata 2x8GB 24,552 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	74.5% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 19.9 MC Mixed 30 77% 27 GB/s	SC Read 20.5 SC Write 19.4 SC Mixed 25.2 62% 21.7 GB/s	Latency 89.8 44% 89.8 ns
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 74.5% Great: 98%

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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	12	10	144	0"	1280 720

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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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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