MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 122% UFO	Desktop 84% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 114% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	163% 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	235% 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.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181219
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '22 at 14:38
Run Duration	164 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing above expectations (76^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-$150 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	73% Very good	Memory 81.2 1-Core 99.3 2-Core 211 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 349 8-Core 640 59% 494 Pts	64-Core 888 55% 888 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479 218,061 User benchmarks, average bench 158% Zotac(19DA 1653) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing below potential (76^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	163% Outstanding	Lighting 244 Reflection 212 Parallax 205 199% 220 fps	MRender 254 Gravity 158 Splatting 128 141% 180 fps
Poor: 139% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 170%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 318GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1447 1436 1561 1277 826 542 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	235% Outstanding	Read 1,602 Write 1,638 Mixed 1,257 SusWrite 1,181 319% 1,420 MB/s	4K Read 56.3 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 70.5 224% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 768 DQ Write 500 DQ Mixed 350 337% 539 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 235% Great: 277%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB 86,316 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 83GB free Firmware: UF5000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 157 149 155 133 132 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	54.4% Above average	Read 455 Write 287 Mixed 277 SusWrite 183 67% 300 MB/s	4K Read 20.4 4K Write 18.2 4K Mixed 19.8 66% 19.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 86.5 DQ Mixed 44.8 49% 82.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 54.4% Great: 56%
Tcsunbow X3 240GB 3,491 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 223GB free Firmware: R1001A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 423 261 72 72 72 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	85.2% Excellent	Read 501 Write 449 Mixed 424 SusWrite 162 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 39.3 4K Write 89 4K Mixed 30.1 145% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 200 DQ Write 340 DQ Mixed 46.5 98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 85.2% Great: 116%

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 3066 MHz clocked @ 1533 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.5 MC Write 37.8 MC Mixed 32.5 106% 37.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 35.5 SC Mixed 27.5 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 78.4 51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Take a copy of your results How to check your in-game FPS

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,353 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,757x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	867x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	476x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	344x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	304x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	665x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16