MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 183% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 179% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	175% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	24.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210422
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	May 03 '24 at 02:05
Run Duration	161 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (40^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 5800X-$190 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 92.7 1-Core 170 2-Core 339 108% 201 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,105 106% 876 Pts	64-Core 1,473 91% 1,473 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660 155,335 User benchmarks, average bench 204% Zotac(19DA 2612) CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 552.22 Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	175% Outstanding	Lighting 256 Reflection 247 Parallax 270 208% 258 fps	MRender 217 Gravity 212 Splatting 178 163% 202 fps
Poor: 162% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 225%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 480GB-$40 16,752 User benchmarks, average bench 53% 24GB free Firmware: Z32070RL Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 427 Write 422 Mixed 360 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 14.9 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 19 102% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 189 DQ Write 305 DQ Mixed 29.6 84% 175 MB/s
Poor: 30% Great: 76%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 104GB free (System drive) Firmware: UH5100RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 57 94 37 28 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	36% Below average	Read 453 Write 88.6 Mixed 42 SusWrite 62.9 35% 162 MB/s	4K Read 14.4 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 15.5 44% 11.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 36% Great: 58%
T-force TM8FP8002T 2TB 870 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 157GB free Firmware: V9002s65 SusWrite @10s intervals: 770 420 173 144 150 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	175% Outstanding	Read 1,888 Write 1,159 Mixed 938 SusWrite 301 237% 1,071 MB/s	4K Read 33.9 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 49.6 193% 77 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 797 DQ Mixed 400 338% 472 MB/s
Poor: 122% ↑ This bench: 175% Great: 274%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB 939 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 188GB free Firmware: 2108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 60 59 59 59 58 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	43.8% Average	Read 94.5 Write 57.7 Mixed 49.9 SusWrite 58.3 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.7 4K Mixed 0.9 134% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 43.8% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x16GB 17,559 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 34.5 95% 33.3 GB/s	SC Read 32 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 39.8 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 61.4 65% 61.4 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 133%

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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	70	59	120	27"	1280 720	ACR071C XB273K GP

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $145Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,754x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $88Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,094x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	863x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $288Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	562x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	343x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	303x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	662x
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: $687

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	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) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	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