MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 71.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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	103% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210422
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '21 at 20:41
Run Duration	253 Seconds
Run User	CYP-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing above expectations (63^rd 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-$125 179,588 User benchmarks, average bench 73% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Memory 75.9 1-Core 117 2-Core 198 74% 131 Pts	4-Core 360 8-Core 712 63% 536 Pts	64-Core 964 60% 964 Pts
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 81%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75 261,163 User benchmarks, average bench 46% MSI(1462 3413) CLim: 1303 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.8.2 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Lighting 68 Reflection 61.4 Parallax 87.6 55% 72.3 fps	MRender 61.2 Gravity 72.2 Splatting 45.4 47% 59.6 fps
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 53%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 160GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 423 425 430 209 215 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 499 Write 449 Mixed 441 SusWrite 350 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 32.5 4K Write 74.1 4K Mixed 44.5 146% 50.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 280 235% 341 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 123%
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB 44,528 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 478GB free Firmware: UH4504RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 249 212 206 218 204 207 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	55% Above average	Read 448 Write 398 Mixed 156 SusWrite 216 68% 305 MB/s	4K Read 21.1 4K Write 38.5 4K Mixed 10.3 66% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 120 DQ Write 102 DQ Mixed 14.5 37% 78.9 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 58%
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$120 24,278 User benchmarks, average bench 287% 863GB free Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2254 2296 2271 2028 928 947 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	318% Outstanding	Read 2,412 Write 1,550 Mixed 1,598 SusWrite 1,787 411% 1,837 MB/s	4K Read 54.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 70.6 236% 81.5 MB/s	DQ Read 955 DQ Write 795 DQ Mixed 854 645% 868 MB/s
Poor: 175% ↑ This bench: 318% Great: 370%
WD Black 500GB (2008)-$95 28,095 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 388GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 87 86 87 87 87 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	51.9% Above average	Read 94.5 Write 83.3 Mixed 62.7 SusWrite 85.9 60% 81.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 1.1 191% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.9% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 1.5TB-$88 40,945 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 130GB free Firmware: CC1H SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 86 84 85 86 86 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	51% Above average	Read 93 Write 88.7 Mixed 46 SusWrite 84.7 57% 78.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB 87,241 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 33.9 MC Write 32.2 MC Mixed 29.1 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 23.7 SC Write 32.6 SC Mixed 26.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	Latency 88.4 45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 102%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	9	7	120	27"	1280 720	LEN66C3 G27q-20

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,088x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	856x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	560x
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 $184	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