MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 70% Battle cruiser	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 65% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	287% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190617
Uptime	1.2 Days
Run Date	Aug 18 '19 at 12:29
Run Duration	252 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 127 2-Core 253 88% 157 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 841 82% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,048 65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1560 MHz, MLim: 2100 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Lighting 86 Reflection 81.4 Parallax 105 70% 90.8 fps	MRender 78.7 Gravity 85.9 Splatting 65.2 62% 76.6 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung SM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 21,747 User benchmarks, average bench 219% 148GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXZ7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1412 1329 1324 1318 1264 1133 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	287% Outstanding	Read 1,985 Write 1,337 Mixed 644 SusWrite 1,297 293% 1,316 MB/s	4K Read 58.2 4K Write 162 4K Mixed 74.2 269% 98.3 MB/s	DQ Read 1091 DQ Write 970 DQ Mixed 981 749% 1,014 MB/s
Poor: 134% ↑ This bench: 287% Great: 292%
TEAML5Lite3D240G 240GB 6,836 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 163GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 255 148 147 148 147 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82.1% Excellent	Read 515 Write 388 Mixed 382 SusWrite 205 83% 372 MB/s	4K Read 36.1 4K Write 64.7 4K Mixed 41.2 142% 47.3 MB/s	DQ Read 155 DQ Write 63.6 DQ Mixed 59.4 57% 92.5 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 82.1% Great: 123%
TEAML5Lite3D480G 480GB 4,595 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 135GB free Firmware: Q0410A SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 171 140 142 142 142 MB/s Performing below expectations (35^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 458 Mixed 411 SusWrite 195 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 96.4 4K Mixed 48.5 164% 59.4 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 83.2 140% 270 MB/s
Poor: 79% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 127%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 197 194 200 201 200 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 146 Write 178 Mixed 79.8 SusWrite 198 110% 151 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.4 151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 194GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 132 133 134 135 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	86.1% Excellent	Read 166 Write 139 Mixed 82.4 SusWrite 134 96% 130 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 86.1% Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 679GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 87 88 88 86 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	40.6% Average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 58.4 SusWrite 87.4 116% 87 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 111% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 40.6% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 43.3 MC Mixed 36 121% 42.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 45.3 SC Mixed 32 100% 35.1 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 110%

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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

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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