MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 89.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	83.2% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	25.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220118
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Apr 10 '22 at 22:57
Run Duration	254 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	9%

PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	89.8% Excellent	Memory 81.5 1-Core 146 2-Core 266 91% 165 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 887 86% 707 Pts	64-Core 1,112 69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 89.8% Great: 92%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 62GB free (System drive) Firmware: 5.24 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 162 163 164 163 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 420 Write 224 Mixed 257 SusWrite 164 59% 266 MB/s	4K Read 30.1 4K Write 96.8 4K Mixed 44.1 153% 57 MB/s	DQ Read 196 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 192 146% 196 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 83%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 178GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 306 303 302 301 296 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 491 Mixed 404 SusWrite 304 96% 426 MB/s	4K Read 46.9 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 62.5 212% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 368 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 124%
Corsair Force GT 120GB-$155 13,464 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 223GB free Firmware: 5.41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 293 296 293 293 291 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 51% Great: 83%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 796GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1436 1435 1442 1450 1453 1449 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	266% Outstanding	Read 1,436 Write 1,569 Mixed 1081 SusWrite 1,444 312% 1,383 MB/s	4K Read 58 4K Write 166 4K Mixed 79.6 278% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 637 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 272 344% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 266% Great: 255%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50 68,726 User benchmarks, average bench 67% 2.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 120 120 119 121 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	76.2% Very good	Read 146 Write 135 Mixed 83.1 SusWrite 119 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 0.9 185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 76.2% Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 198 200 200 199 195 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CM4X8GD3000C16K4D CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CM4X8GD3000C16K4D 32GB 85 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 37 MC Write 22.6 MC Mixed 35.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.2 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 35.3 80% 27.9 GB/s	Latency 77.8 51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 104%

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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	234x

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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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