MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 129% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	132% 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.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago, 21 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220716
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 01 '22 at 20:54
Run Duration	123 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$149 15,311 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 166 2-Core 332 103% 194 Pts	4-Core 640 8-Core 1,062 104% 851 Pts	64-Core 1,446 90% 1,446 Pts
Poor: 82% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% MSI(1462 3973) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59 Performing below potential (78^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	132% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 174 Parallax 165 151% 175 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 135 Splatting 118 118% 148 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,749 Write 2,229 Mixed 1,898 440% 1,959 MB/s	4K Read 60 4K Write 172 4K Mixed 88.8 296% 107 MB/s	DQ Read 1390 DQ Write 1,144 DQ Mixed 1,256 944% 1,263 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 130GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 164 171 173 172 187 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Read 145 Write 176 Mixed 81 SusWrite 172 105% 143 MB/s	4K Read 2.7 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.1 133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$65 93,353 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	77.1% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 21.7 MC Mixed 29.3 77% 27.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.3 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 30.9 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 77.1% Great: 104%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 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 $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16