MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	123% 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

5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago, 5 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190125
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Mar 04 '19 at 20:02
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 246 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 794 78% 638 Pts	64-Core 1029 64% 1029 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 90.4% Great: 81%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
XPG SX950U 480GB 203 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 72GB free (System drive) Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 483 483 482 482 483 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 482 Mixed 442 SusWrite 482 108% 480 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 58 191% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 297 DQ Write 275 DQ Mixed 259 202% 277 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 123%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 25GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 141 141 142 143 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 362 Mixed 367 SusWrite 170 78% 350 MB/s	4K Read 44.7 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 53.5 194% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 142 170% 295 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 108%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25 163,843 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 50GB free Firmware: MS1OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 78 70 78 87 79 MB/s Performing below expectations (22^nd percentile)	61.5% Good	Read 136 Write 83.4 Mixed 29 SusWrite 78.1 59% 81.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.5 100% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 61.5% Great: 103%
WD Black 2.5" 320GB (2010)-$45 23,554 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 52GB free Firmware: 12.01A12 SusWrite @10s intervals: 49 49 48 49 50 50 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	34.8% Below average	Read 71.5 Write 72.1 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 49.3 46% 61.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 160% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB 30,532 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 44.2 MC Mixed 36.6 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 42.5 SC Mixed 30.9 96% 33.7 GB/s	Latency 65.6 61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,087x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	560x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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