MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 104% UFO	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	97.2% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	301% 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	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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	17.8 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220725
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 24 '23 at 17:59
Run Duration	218 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (45^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 5600X-$110 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 79 1-Core 170 2-Core 332 102% 194 Pts	4-Core 651 8-Core 992 102% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,141 71% 1,141 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E426) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 23.11.1 Performing below potential (41^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	97.2% Outstanding	Lighting 122 Reflection 197 Parallax 216 99% 179 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 138 Splatting 94.9 93% 116 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 488GB free (System drive) Firmware: 4B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1231 933 973 977 975 970 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	301% Outstanding	Read 2,418 Write 2,550 Mixed 2168 SusWrite 1,010 457% 2,036 MB/s	4K Read 66.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 94.2 304% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 1,212 DQ Write 915 DQ Mixed 1,050 789% 1,059 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 301% Great: 410%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 39GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 67 67 66 67 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 466 Write 353 Mixed 318 SusWrite 88.5 68% 306 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 87.6 4K Mixed 32 138% 51 MB/s	DQ Read 234 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 186 168% 252 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 85%
Seagate ST31000333AS 1TB-$750 12,067 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 221GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 82 84 82 83 80 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	49.6% Average	Read 90.4 Write 90.2 Mixed 47.9 SusWrite 82.2 57% 77.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 49.6% Great: 66%
Seagate Laptop SSHD 2.5" 1TB-$41 64,201 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 97GB free Firmware: DEM6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 63 63 62 63 62 62 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	27.5% Poor	Read 31.7 Write 83.5 Mixed 24.7 SusWrite 62.5 37% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.3 4K Mixed 1.6 318% 2.63 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 27.5% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 24GB 181 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2400, 2400, 2400, 2400 MHz 4096, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.3% Very good	MC Read 31.2 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 29.9 75% 26.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.2 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 30.8 73% 25.4 GB/s	Latency 80.5 50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 75.3% Great: 108%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 3: 0P 0R 1G 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	217	59	60	21.5"	1280 720	VSC1939 VS2210-FHD

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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	1,752x
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	342x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 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 $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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