MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	142% 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	154% 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	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	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 27 '21 at 00:01
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing below expectations (30^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 73.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 299 92% 174 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 858 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Palit(1569 F278) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 207 Reflection 186 Parallax 177 169% 190 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 141 Splatting 126 119% 149 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-ASM2NE2512GTTDR 512GB 5,250 User benchmarks, average bench 211% 170GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1345 358 370 384 365 366 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	154% Outstanding	Read 1,292 Write 1,918 Mixed 1,399 SusWrite 531 290% 1,285 MB/s	4K Read 44.8 4K Write 60.7 4K Mixed 51.9 166% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 703 DQ Write 91.8 DQ Mixed 180 187% 325 MB/s
Poor: 129% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 290%
Kingston SHSS37A480G 480GB 14,802 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 143GB free Firmware: SAFM02.H SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 403 455 450 444 364 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	83.4% Excellent	Read 487 Write 453 Mixed 349 SusWrite 423 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 21.8 4K Write 41.1 4K Mixed 29.4 92% 30.8 MB/s	DQ Read 325 DQ Write 80.5 DQ Mixed 153 125% 186 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 83.4% Great: 110%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 217GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 36 36 35 36 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	26% Poor	Read 35.1 Write 34.4 Mixed 26.7 SusWrite 35.7 45% 33 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.3 157% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 26% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 3,387 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.1% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 17.5 MC Mixed 28.5 71% 24.9 GB/s	SC Read 18.2 SC Write 16.7 SC Mixed 26 58% 20.3 GB/s	Latency 93.4 43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 69.1% Great: 137%

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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	10	7	144	34.1"	1280 720	GSM774B LG ULTRAGEAR

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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	1,750x
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	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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $274	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	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