MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive	82.8% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	9.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	5.7 Days
Run Date	May 22 '19 at 16:04
Run Duration	177 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	21%

PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	74.7% Very good	Memory 82.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 227 81% 144 Pts	4-Core 361 8-Core 655 61% 508 Pts	64-Core 908 56% 908 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 74.7% Great: 86%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 79GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 230 220 210 207 264 282 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	82.8% Excellent	Read 419 Write 130 Mixed 238 SusWrite 235 57% 256 MB/s	4K Read 27.7 4K Write 77.8 4K Mixed 33.2 126% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 215 DQ Mixed 216 182% 270 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 82.8% Great: 128%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 137GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 149 175 258 144 205 MB/s Performing below potential (64^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	72.7% Very good	Read 240 Write 85.2 Mixed 154 SusWrite 204 38% 171 MB/s	4K Read 26.4 4K Write 78.8 4K Mixed 33.3 124% 46.2 MB/s	DQ Read 218 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 172 160% 243 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 72.7% Great: 100%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 190GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 447 442 412 420 384 373 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 464 Write 419 Mixed 385 SusWrite 413 95% 420 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 42.9 148% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 298 244% 348 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 623GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 84 78 80 77 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	31.1% Below average	Read 30.5 Write 67.2 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 77.9 40% 54.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.3 60% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 31.1% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 638GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 172 166 166 169 174 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	Read 168 Write 138 Mixed 79.7 SusWrite 170 102% 139 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171 37,802 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz Performing below potential (55^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 32.1 MC Write 28.8 MC Mixed 32.9 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.1 SC Write 27.9 SC Mixed 24.4 71% 24.8 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 104%

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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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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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