MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 51% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	206% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '22 at 15:18
Run Duration	277 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 122 2-Core 242 82% 148 Pts	4-Core 470 8-Core 708 73% 589 Pts	64-Core 921 57% 921 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% Zotac(19DA 1438) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	56.8% Above average	Lighting 70.2 Reflection 73.6 Parallax 67.6 57% 70.5 fps	MRender 68.9 Gravity 69.6 Splatting 66.8 56% 68.4 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 56.8% Great: 60%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33 20,095 User benchmarks, average bench 190% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 401 279 283 283 283 283 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	206% Outstanding	Read 2,107 Write 1,150 Mixed 1120 SusWrite 302 258% 1,170 MB/s	4K Read 57.3 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 70.8 235% 78.9 MB/s	DQ Read 810 DQ Write 526 DQ Mixed 426 383% 587 MB/s
Poor: 131% ↑ This bench: 206% Great: 244%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 45GB free Firmware: CS900812 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 300 300 300 303 301 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	94% Outstanding	Read 445 Write 287 Mixed 285 SusWrite 300 74% 329 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 82 4K Mixed 38.3 144% 51.4 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 310 DQ Mixed 219 190% 280 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 94% Great: 91%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 98GB free Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 470 468 274 37 37 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 463 Mixed 409 SusWrite 288 90% 398 MB/s	4K Read 32.6 4K Write 83.8 4K Mixed 40.1 145% 52.2 MB/s	DQ Read 237 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 199 178% 265 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 95%
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 185GB free Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 416 117 97 95 96 97 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Read 497 Write 448 Mixed 385 SusWrite 153 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 82.6 4K Mixed 37 146% 52 MB/s	DQ Read 305 DQ Write 347 DQ Mixed 211 191% 288 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 95%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (95^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 39.6 MC Write 38.8 MC Mixed 32.6 106% 37 GB/s	SC Read 26.6 SC Write 38.4 SC Mixed 30.2 91% 31.7 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

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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 $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