MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 74% Battleship	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics	92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	96.3% 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.

Very high background CPU (70%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190924
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '20 at 06:29
Run Duration	168 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	70%

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PC Performing below expectations (21^st 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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	64.6% Good	Memory 64.2 1-Core 114 2-Core 199 70% 126 Pts	4-Core 350 8-Core 531 55% 441 Pts	64-Core 586 36% 586 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% EVGA(3842 6183) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	92.8% Outstanding	Lighting 118 Reflection 120 Parallax 119 96% 119 fps	MRender 107 Gravity 114 Splatting 98.2 86% 106 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 325GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 363 368 368 370 373 372 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Read 444 Write 364 Mixed 286 SusWrite 369 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 20.2 4K Write 94.1 4K Mixed 36.7 128% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 263 227% 334 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 186GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 190 186 187 190 190 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 123 Write 96.2 Mixed 76 SusWrite 188 89% 121 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.9 164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 112%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 152GB free Firmware: CC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 78 82 84 68 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	27% Poor	Read 15.8 Write 87 Mixed 33.7 SusWrite 78 39% 53.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.5 101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 27% Great: 112%
Lacie Rugged FW USB3 500GB 127 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 196GB free Firmware: 051E SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 35 35 33 36 32 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	28.7% Poor	Read 65.5 Write 57.5 Mixed 40.3 SusWrite 34.3 36% 49.4 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 0.2 4K Mixed 0.3 79% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 72%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 650GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 115 115 114 112 115 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 170 Write 132 Mixed 82.3 SusWrite 113 91% 124 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	61.7% Good	MC Read 25.3 MC Write 17.3 MC Mixed 25.5 65% 22.7 GB/s	SC Read 15.7 SC Write 14.9 SC Mixed 19.9 48% 16.8 GB/s	Latency 116 34% 116 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 114%

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Gaming 70%

Battle cruiser

Desktop 80%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 64%

Destroyer

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	233x

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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Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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