MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 101% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 101% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	101% 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	106% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1842 x 1048 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191028
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 20:15
Run Duration	266 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	6%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	Memory 81.5 1-Core 157 2-Core 310 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1,027 99% 816 Pts	64-Core 1,496 93% 1,496 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (42^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	101% Outstanding	Lighting 128 Reflection 143 Parallax 121 104% 131 fps	MRender 112 Gravity 129 Splatting 106 94% 116 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB 9,480 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 321GB free (System drive) Firmware: 90000Q00 SusWrite @10s intervals: 284 269 269 270 247 271 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 488 Mixed 436 SusWrite 268 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 34 4K Write 107 4K Mixed 48.8 170% 63.1 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 352 DQ Mixed 362 273% 366 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 109%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$39 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 197GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1493 391 393 394 393 393 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	289% Outstanding	Read 2,598 Write 2,259 Mixed 1,574 SusWrite 576 390% 1,752 MB/s	4K Read 66.8 4K Write 190 4K Mixed 94 322% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,011 DQ Write 1,253 DQ Mixed 1,165 870% 1,143 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 289% Great: 302%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$108 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 831GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 287 274 273 275 275 275 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	112% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 494 Mixed 426 SusWrite 276 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 125 4K Mixed 52.3 188% 71.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 278% 370 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 112% Great: 121%
WD WD5000AAVS-00ZTB0 500GB 13,629 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 221GB free Firmware: 01.01B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 52 58 59 59 59 59 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	32.9% Below average	Read 56.3 Write 57.3 Mixed 41.5 SusWrite 57.7 39% 53.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 156% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 32.9% Great: 44%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 105 103 105 106 107 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	67.9% Good	Read 131 Write 123 Mixed 82.2 SusWrite 105 81% 110 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 83%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40 344,862 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 1.5TB free Firmware: MX4OABS0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 169 169 171 171 169 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	99.2% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 168 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 170 96% 134 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 99.2% Great: 108%
Seagate Desktop HDD 4TB (2013)-$60 67,711 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 3TB free Firmware: CC52 SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 156 159 158 159 160 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	88.2% Excellent	Read 151 Write 119 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 157 92% 126 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.7 127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 88.2% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 4x8GB 76,101 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.4% Excellent	MC Read 35.1 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 34.6 88% 30.8 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 35.2 79% 27.8 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 86.4% Great: 106%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $30Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $698

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16