MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 73% Battleship	Workstation 55% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	86.2% 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	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20181219
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Apr 24 '19 at 17:35
Run Duration	140 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	17%

Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing below expectations (38^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	71.8% Very good	Memory 74.2 1-Core 113 2-Core 209 74% 132 Pts	4-Core 373 8-Core 675 63% 524 Pts	64-Core 902 56% 902 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 71.8% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Zotac(19DA 4520) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 425.31 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	86.2% Excellent	Lighting 108 Reflection 108 Parallax 100 88% 105 fps	MRender 134 Gravity 96.9 Splatting 81.7 83% 104 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
WD Purple 2TB (2014)-$67 19,126 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1TB free (System drive) Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 71 109 111 116 117 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	65.5% Good	Read 128 Write 131 Mixed 56.8 SusWrite 100 76% 104 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 65.5% Great: 86%
WD Green 1TB (2011)-$109 43,695 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 186GB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 71 70 69 70 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 55.5 Write 56.3 Mixed 34.8 SusWrite 69.6 40% 54.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.3 66% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 69%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 1.5TB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 81 81 80 82 81 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	52.8% Above average	Read 92.5 Write 81 Mixed 57 SusWrite 80.8 103% 77.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 7 4K Mixed 0.7 265% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.8% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M1D3000C16 1x16GB 359 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	35.6% Below average	MC Read 13.1 MC Write 10.6 MC Mixed 11.7 34% 11.8 GB/s	SC Read 11.7 SC Write 11.3 SC Mixed 13.3 35% 12.1 GB/s	Latency 92 44% 92 ns
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.6% Great: 63%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $155Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	857x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	435x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	233x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $43Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16