MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 31% Sail boat	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 30% Sail boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	32.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	334% 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

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Nov 19 '19 at 19:29
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	ZAF-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (58^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 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	82.7% Excellent	Memory 71 1-Core 148 2-Core 229 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 797 80% 651 Pts	64-Core 1,073 66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050 5,763 User benchmarks, average bench 28% EVGA(3842 6153) 3GB CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 1767 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 441.20 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	32.6% Below average	Lighting 42.3 Reflection 33.6 Parallax 39.8 34% 38.6 fps	MRender 30.4 Gravity 41.4 Splatting 33.9 29% 35.2 fps
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 32.6% Great: 30%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Mushkin Pilot NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$149 3,554 User benchmarks, average bench 221% 270GB free (System drive) Firmware: SVN139B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1543 1573 1561 1565 1602 1566 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	334% Outstanding	Read 2,446 Write 1535 Mixed 1163 SusWrite 1,568 374% 1,678 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 86.4 285% 101 MB/s	DQ Read 1,287 DQ Write 1,022 DQ Mixed 998 790% 1,102 MB/s
Poor: 148% ↑ This bench: 334% Great: 322%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 22GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 100 109 117 115 103 105 MB/s Performing way below expectations (13^th percentile)	65.1% Good	Read 119 Write 79.7 Mixed 66.8 SusWrite 108 69% 93.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 98% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 65.1% Great: 114%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85 124,615 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 786GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 113 114 114 114 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	66.8% Good	Read 120 Write 131 Mixed 94.4 SusWrite 112 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1 208% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 101%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 114GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 135 134 170 179 147 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	Read 176 Write 133 Mixed 79.9 SusWrite 149 98% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 1x16GB 4,604 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (70^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	44.2% Average	MC Read 16 MC Write 14.6 MC Mixed 14.4 43% 15 GB/s	SC Read 14.9 SC Write 16 SC Mixed 15.5 44% 15.5 GB/s	Latency 99 40% 99 ns
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 44.2% Great: 51%

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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 $133	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