MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	357% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	May 18 '24 at 06:44
Run Duration	229 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	92.3% Outstanding	Memory 82.5 1-Core 144 2-Core 283 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 968 91% 758 Pts	64-Core 1,457 90% 1,457 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 92.3% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% MSI(1462 3732) CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 552.12 Performing below potential (43^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 126 Reflection 112 Parallax 124 103% 121 fps	MRender 157 Gravity 114 Splatting 105 100% 126 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 2TB-$170 138,083 User benchmarks, average bench 416% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: 5B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1266 1925 1748 1805 1797 1823 MB/s Performing below expectations (20^th percentile)	357% Outstanding	Read 2,503 Write 2,561 Mixed 2,340 SusWrite 1,727 514% 2,283 MB/s	4K Read 72.3 4K Write 159 4K Mixed 98.6 320% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 1,308 DQ Write 1,021 DQ Mixed 1132 856% 1,154 MB/s
Poor: 283% ↑ This bench: 357% Great: 526%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 263GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 267 256 257 256 256 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 484 Mixed 327 SusWrite 266 88% 393 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 51 169% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 300 DQ Mixed 256 215% 314 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 115%
SSD 256GB 6,980 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 212GB free Firmware: SBFM61.5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 217 81 80 80 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	87.9% Excellent	Read 489 Write 327 Mixed 332 SusWrite 154 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 89.6 4K Mixed 36.5 152% 54.8 MB/s	DQ Read 251 DQ Write 330 DQ Mixed 200 176% 260 MB/s
Poor: 38% ↑ This bench: 87.9% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 216GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 101 101 121 120 116 118 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	59.8% Above average	Read 95.5 Write 106 Mixed 74 SusWrite 113 72% 97 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	82.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 32.1 83% 29 GB/s	SC Read 24.5 SC Write 23.4 SC Mixed 33 77% 27 GB/s	Latency 74.8 54% 74.8 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 82.3% 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 21: 0P 1R 1G 13B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
21%	35%	43	216	59	144	23.8"	1280 720	DELA0E7 Dell S2417DG

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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	1,757x
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 $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