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 (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive	108% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	22.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	2.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 26 '20 at 20:47
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing as expected (49^th 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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 82.8 1-Core 155 2-Core 308 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 955 96% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,454 90% 1,454 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 96%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$139 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 182GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 393 291 309 227 223 219 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 436 Mixed 337 SusWrite 277 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 47.8 178% 67.2 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 288 235% 335 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 133%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 114GB free Firmware: SBFKB1C3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 315 189 279 193 4.5 1.8 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.3% Below average	Read 156 Write 89.5 Mixed 77 SusWrite 164 27% 122 MB/s	4K Read 13.3 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 10.5 44% 14.8 MB/s	DQ Read 11.9 DQ Write 15.1 DQ Mixed 13.2 10% 13.4 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 30.3% Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 578GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 94 98 101 98 102 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	46.1% Average	Read 62 Write 72.5 Mixed 66.3 SusWrite 97.3 55% 74.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 5.8 4K Mixed 0.4 160% 2.13 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 46.1% Great: 90%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79 179,101 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 117 117 111 111 119 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	52.4% Above average	Read 69.5 Write 88.2 Mixed 68 SusWrite 113 63% 84.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 52.4% Great: 90%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1TB free Firmware: SDM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 99 104 100 100 104 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	52% Above average	Read 80.8 Write 114 Mixed 49 SusWrite 100 63% 85.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.2 198% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 52% Great: 68%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 608GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 87 89 88 87 89 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	52.2% Above average	Read 102 Write 79 Mixed 62.3 SusWrite 87.2 109% 82.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 5.9 4K Mixed 0.7 228% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 52.2% Great: 59%
WD My Passport 25E2 4TB 31,793 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 643GB free, PID 25e2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 80 81 81 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	49.7% Average	Read 93.8 Write 77.3 Mixed 72 SusWrite 79.6 108% 80.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 6 4K Mixed 0.7 232% 2.6 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 49.7% Great: 59%

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)	86.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 22.3 MC Mixed 34.9 88% 30.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 32.3 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 106%

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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 $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 $51Bench 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 $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 79% - Very good

Total price: $670

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	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 $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16