MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	87.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	25.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 21 '22 at 02:45
Run Duration	170 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	12%

PC Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	92.4% Outstanding	Memory 79.1 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 90% 167 Pts	4-Core 567 8-Core 958 93% 762 Pts	64-Core 1,508 93% 1,508 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 92.4% Great: 94%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 161 79 78 79 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Read 472 Write 310 Mixed 334 SusWrite 135 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 39 4K Write 87.8 4K Mixed 40.5 158% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 197 172% 255 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 95%
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 111GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 124 130 129 129 131 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	80.2% Excellent	Read 440 Write 400 Mixed 341 SusWrite 155 75% 334 MB/s	4K Read 32.7 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 34.8 135% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 249 DQ Write 281 DQ Mixed 182 160% 237 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 80.2% Great: 85%
WDC WD20EZBX-00AYRA0 2TB 20,788 User benchmarks, average bench 35% 1.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 201 202 204 204 205 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	42.1% Average	Read 224 Write 191 Mixed 128 SusWrite 203 42% 187 MB/s	4K Read 44.9 4K Write 14 4K Mixed 1.2 77% 20 MB/s	DQ Read 1.3 DQ Write 8.8 DQ Mixed 1.1 2% 3.73 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 42.1% Great: 46%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB-$85 17,829 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (21^st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	84.6% Excellent	MC Read 31.5 MC Write 26 MC Mixed 33.4 87% 30.3 GB/s	SC Read 24 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 30.4 76% 26.7 GB/s	Latency 82.2 49% 82.2 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 124%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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