MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

19 months ago, 19 months ago, 19 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 23 '22 at 01:22
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Memory 71.9 1-Core 103 2-Core 251 76% 142 Pts	4-Core 494 8-Core 861 82% 677 Pts	64-Core 1,248 77% 1,248 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Gigabyte(1458 405E) CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.47 Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	132% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 172 Parallax 163 152% 174 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 135 Splatting 117 116% 146 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 136%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38 78,255 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 316GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 1427 Write 901 Mixed 908 238% 1,079 MB/s	4K Read 52 4K Write 105 4K Mixed 64.2 217% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 348 DQ Write 634 DQ Mixed 220 244% 401 MB/s
Poor: 103% Great: 242%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 921GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 507 Write 478 Mixed 435 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 84.7 4K Mixed 55.4 179% 60.5 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 81% Great: 133%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 209GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 510 Write 487 Mixed 462 108% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43.5 4K Write 85.8 4K Mixed 55 182% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
WD My Passport 2626 2TB 8,368 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 900GB free, PID 2626 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 4,603 Write 1.5 Mixed 4.2 1,012% 1,536 MB/s	4K Read 424 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.2 1,580% 141 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 5,804 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 28.5 MC Write 24.6 MC Mixed 24.2 74% 25.8 GB/s	SC Read 22.7 SC Write 28.4 SC Mixed 24.7 72% 25.3 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 113%

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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 $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	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 $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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $178	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) $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