MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 58% Gunboat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 54% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 95.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	52.7% 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	306% 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

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	4 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 00:39
Run Duration	247 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (80^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.6% Outstanding	Memory 81.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 297 94% 176 Pts	4-Core 586 8-Core 948 94% 767 Pts	64-Core 1,105 68% 1,105 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200 834,238 User benchmarks, average bench 49% Gigabyte(1458 3683) CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 66.3 Reflection 70.3 Parallax 62.8 54% 66.5 fps	MRender 68.4 Gravity 63.1 Splatting 54.9 50% 62.1 fps
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 54%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 410GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2088 1247 1340 1155 1078 995 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	306% Outstanding	Read 2030 Write 2,403 Mixed 1,900 SusWrite 1,317 431% 1,912 MB/s	4K Read 53.3 4K Write 192 4K Mixed 81 286% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,168 DQ Mixed 1,246 938% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 306% Great: 347%
PNY CS900 240GB-$20 61,417 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 65GB free Firmware: CS900613 SusWrite @10s intervals: 419 97 100 98 99 98 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	89.7% Excellent	Read 472 Write 404 Mixed 353 SusWrite 152 77% 345 MB/s	4K Read 39.1 4K Write 85.3 4K Mixed 41.6 158% 55.3 MB/s	DQ Read 276 DQ Write 318 DQ Mixed 206 180% 267 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 89.7% Great: 91%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 63GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 305 304 305 304 304 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	125% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 497 Mixed 421 SusWrite 324 98% 438 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 63.6 218% 78.6 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 124%
Samsung Spinpoint F4 2TB-$119 45,158 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 142GB free Firmware: 1AQ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 102 102 101 101 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 120 Write 39.3 Mixed 44.2 SusWrite 101 56% 76.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 32% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 72%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 262GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 106 110 110 111 110 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	63.5% Good	Read 111 Write 31 Mixed 71.8 SusWrite 110 60% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 63.5% Great: 75%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE 2x8GB 3,139 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.4 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 34.7 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 36.4 84% 29.2 GB/s	Latency 77 52% 77 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 115%

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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 $125Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,749x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	474x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	338x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	434x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	246x

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Value: 73% - Very good

Total price: $703

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	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