MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 96.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	250% 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	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	11520 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210930
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 12 '21 at 10:57
Run Duration	257 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 5800X-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Memory 80.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 306 97% 181 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 1,013 98% 808 Pts	64-Core 1,482 92% 1,482 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3364) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09 Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 134 Reflection 145 Parallax 149 109% 143 fps	MRender 117 Gravity 148 Splatting 123 106% 129 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 284GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 644 605 698 656 677 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	250% Outstanding	Read 2,010 Write 2,327 Mixed 1,764 SusWrite 735 384% 1,709 MB/s	4K Read 51.6 4K Write 164 4K Mixed 75.3 261% 96.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,098 DQ Write 860 DQ Mixed 989 737% 982 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 250% Great: 296%
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB 18,375 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 163GB free Firmware: 111110WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 1159 994 998 999 998 1003 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	239% Outstanding	Read 1,348 Write 1345 Mixed 1,277 SusWrite 1,025 281% 1,249 MB/s	4K Read 49.8 4K Write 147 4K Mixed 71.9 246% 89.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,130 DQ Write 950 DQ Mixed 1,038 778% 1,039 MB/s
Poor: 182% ↑ This bench: 239% Great: 296%
Samsung MZ7PD256HCGM-000H7 256GB 5,922 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 82GB free Firmware: DXM06H6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 436 434 435 434 431 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 389 Mixed 309 SusWrite 434 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 35 4K Write 99.8 4K Mixed 45.2 164% 60 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 286 DQ Mixed 164 169% 277 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 108%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 213GB free Firmware: 415020RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 217 216 218 214 219 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 485 Mixed 390 SusWrite 231 90% 402 MB/s	4K Read 39.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 51.2 180% 64.7 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 259 220% 322 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 115%
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125 23,438 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 426GB free Firmware: JA2OA710 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 71 71 71 70 71 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	40.3% Average	Read 69.8 Write 68.3 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 70.3 43% 59.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.5 104% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 40.3% Great: 57%
Toshiba MQ01ABD075 750GB-$40 42,694 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 410GB free Firmware: AX0A4M SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	50.6% Above average	Read 87.2 Write 88.1 Mixed 30.9 SusWrite 89 54% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 50.6% Great: 57%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown R022D408GX2-4400C19A 4x8GB 50 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	80.9% Excellent	MC Read 34.6 MC Write 20.2 MC Mixed 31.1 82% 28.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 19.9 SC Mixed 33 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 79 51% 79 ns
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 136%

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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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	859x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	235x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $37Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
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: 73% - Very good

Total price: $721

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $29	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16