MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 44% Speed boat	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	41.3% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	89.4% 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.

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	13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190306
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 12 '19 at 06:41
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	BGR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing way above expectations (88^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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Memory 91.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 234 84% 148 Pts	4-Core 463 8-Core 747 74% 605 Pts	64-Core 941 58% 941 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126 94,030 User benchmarks, average bench 40% Asus(1043 04B0) CLim: 1250 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.5.2 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	41.3% Average	Lighting 48.3 Reflection 64.7 Parallax 66.9 39% 60 fps	MRender 62 Gravity 50.9 Splatting 52.8 45% 55.2 fps
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 41.3% Great: 47%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SU650 120GB-$14 42,288 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 85GB free (System drive) Firmware: V8X01c45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 388 389 384 384 356 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 425 Write 370 Mixed 347 SusWrite 380 86% 380 MB/s	4K Read 25.6 4K Write 86.7 4K Mixed 36.3 131% 49.5 MB/s	DQ Read 152 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 188 144% 191 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 88%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 748GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 168 177 178 177 176 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 182 Mixed 38.6 SusWrite 175 104% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.5 122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB 1,628 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	116% Outstanding	MC Read 46.4 MC Write 44.1 MC Mixed 36.4 121% 42.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.6 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 32 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 65.2 61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 112%

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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 $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