MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 57.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Boot Drive	169% 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.

Very high background CPU (58%). 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	4.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors, 1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210422
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 22 '21 at 02:29
Run Duration	187 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	58%

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PC Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 2200G-$104 181,631 User benchmarks, average bench 60% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	57.3% Above average	Memory 63.2 1-Core 80.7 2-Core 175 59% 106 Pts	4-Core 288 8-Core 346 41% 317 Pts	64-Core 406 25% 406 Pts
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 57.3% Great: 72%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 91% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 706 554 625 634 675 700 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	169% Outstanding	Read 1,548 Write 1,454 Mixed 1,286 SusWrite 649 277% 1,235 MB/s	4K Read 30.7 4K Write 72 4K Mixed 40.6 137% 47.8 MB/s	DQ Read 819 DQ Write 294 DQ Mixed 551 409% 555 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 169% Great: 297%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 223GB free Firmware: UF22 SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 142 119 122 111 111 MB/s Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.8% Below average	Read 277 Write 228 Mixed 128 SusWrite 122 42% 189 MB/s	4K Read 14.2 4K Write 17.9 4K Mixed 7.9 41% 13.3 MB/s	DQ Read 112 DQ Write 74.4 DQ Mixed 11 30% 65.6 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 56%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$52 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 75GB free Firmware: CC53 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 114 114 116 117 118 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	71.8% Very good	Read 135 Write 94.9 Mixed 63.4 SusWrite 116 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 96%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 76GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 69 60 54 58 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	32.7% Below average	Read 53 Write 68 Mixed 35.9 SusWrite 61 40% 54.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 61% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 32.7% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 27GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 133 136 137 144 145 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Read 158 Write 122 Mixed 72.9 SusWrite 136 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 2666 C16 Series CMK8GX4M2B3200C16 2666 C16 Series 16GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	66.3% Good	MC Read 25.6 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 23.9 70% 24.5 GB/s	SC Read 16.1 SC Write 18.9 SC Mixed 19.1 52% 18 GB/s	Latency 119 34% 119 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 90%

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

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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 $273	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 $15	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