MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 98% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	109% 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	284% 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.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 25 '19 at 04:33
Run Duration	250 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 2600-$155 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 90.7 1-Core 129 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 823 81% 664 Pts	64-Core 1,060 66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 151 Parallax 131 117% 142 fps	MRender 121 Gravity 142 Splatting 113 101% 125 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 109% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 272GB free (System drive) Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 809 809 814 816 816 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2588 Write 2,380 Mixed 1,835 SusWrite 852 428% 1,914 MB/s	4K Read 63.6 4K Write 142 4K Mixed 85.5 281% 97.1 MB/s	DQ Read 1,052 DQ Write 789 DQ Mixed 978 716% 940 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 355%
Toshiba USB DRV 120GB 27 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 29GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 184 72 72 71 72 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 364 Write 280 Mixed 288 SusWrite 135 60% 267 MB/s	4K Read 20 4K Write 37.9 4K Mixed 21.6 78% 26.5 MB/s	DQ Read 87 DQ Write 144 DQ Mixed 123 91% 118 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 57%
Samsung Portable SSD T3 250GB 1,227 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 57GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 361 304 304 306 305 303 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	66.9% Good	Read 371 Write 374 Mixed 344 SusWrite 314 79% 351 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 37.8 4K Mixed 25.9 86% 28.4 MB/s	DQ Read 133 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 135 102% 136 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 66.9% Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 150 141 150 149 151 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	66% Good	Read 82.7 Write 110 Mixed 69.2 SusWrite 147 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66% Great: 90%
Hitachi HCS5C1010DLE630 1TB 445 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 163GB free Firmware: MU2OA5R0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 96 114 107 100 99 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	59% Above average	Read 106 Write 71 Mixed 18.7 SusWrite 100 53% 73.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.2 55% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 59% Great: 83%
BUFFALO HD-PCTU3 1TB 1,031 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 324GB free, PID 01de Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 84 83 84 84 83 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	34.4% Below average	Read 72.7 Write 76.5 Mixed 48.5 SusWrite 83.5 96% 70.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 87% 1 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 34.4% Great: 43%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73 54,616 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 1700 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	MC Read 49.3 MC Write 46.7 MC Mixed 43 132% 46.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 45.4 SC Mixed 30.4 98% 34.2 GB/s	Latency 66.2 60% 66.2 ns
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 129%

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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 $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

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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