MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 102% UFO	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	122% 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	86% 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	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

12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 9 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220716
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Jun 15 '23 at 20:32
Run Duration	129 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (59^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 5700G-$161 17,091 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 86.7 1-Core 165 2-Core 331 104% 194 Pts	4-Core 648 8-Core 1,051 104% 850 Pts	64-Core 1,495 92% 1,495 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 105%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480 20,231 User benchmarks, average bench 122% Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB Ram: 12GB, Driver: Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	122% Outstanding	Lighting 135 Reflection 137 Parallax 300 110% 191 fps	MRender 250 Gravity 147 Splatting 201 162% 199 fps
Poor: 113% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$36 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 45GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 304 303 299 292 179 151 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 507 Write 310 Mixed 283 SusWrite 255 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 77 4K Mixed 28.2 114% 43.2 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 314 DQ Mixed 244 212% 315 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 128%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 561GB free Firmware: SBFKZ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 451 449 478 476 474 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	48.1% Average	Read 150 Write 65.5 Mixed 32.5 SusWrite 463 40% 178 MB/s	4K Read 15.2 4K Write 14.9 4K Mixed 10.2 44% 13.4 MB/s	DQ Read 12.9 DQ Write 13 DQ Mixed 12.8 10% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston KF3200C16D4/4GX KHX3200C16D4/4GX KF3200C16D4/4GX KHX3200C16D4/4GX 16GB 30 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 4096, 4096, 4096, 4096 MB Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	MC Read 39.3 MC Write 37.7 MC Mixed 34.5 106% 37.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.6 SC Write 42.2 SC Mixed 32.8 100% 34.9 GB/s	Latency 70.7 57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

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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 $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,758x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,095x
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 $32Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	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) $29	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