MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 11% Tree trunk	Desktop 65% Destroyer	Workstation 10% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way below expectations (9th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 91 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	9.61% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive	64.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB 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 (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	5.2 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	3 Days
Run Date	Sep 10 '23 at 03:51
Run Duration	116 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way below expectations (9^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 2700-$185 123,820 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Memory 70.1 1-Core 104 2-Core 198 69% 124 Pts	4-Core 293 8-Core 525 49% 409 Pts	64-Core 877 54% 877 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 62.3% Great: 83%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E353) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.9.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	9.61% Terrible	Lighting 7.4 Reflection 4.7 Parallax 7.8 6% 6.63 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 52 Splatting 8 16% 21.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 9.61% Great: 56%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$98 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 487GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 76 71 72 77 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	64.3% Good	Read 401 Write 306 Mixed 335 SusWrite 109 64% 288 MB/s	4K Read 22.7 4K Write 43 4K Mixed 29.9 96% 31.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 244 DQ Mixed 249 190% 257 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 64.3% Great: 121%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 24GB 17 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	45.6% Average	MC Read 15.8 MC Write 17.4 MC Mixed 15.6 46% 16.3 GB/s	SC Read 11.4 SC Write 12.8 SC Mixed 13.4 36% 12.5 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 45.6% Great: 86%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	52	19	75	23.5"	1280 720	SPT099D Sceptre E24

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Gaming 70%

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Desktop 80%

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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

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Value: 77% - Very good

Total price: $692

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $159	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