MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 46% Yacht	Desktop 79% Battleship	Workstation 41% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 73.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	55.2% 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	84.2% 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	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	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	5.9 Days
Run Date	Jun 05 '20 at 16:14
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing as expected (50^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 2.9 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	73.7% Very good	Memory 76 1-Core 110 2-Core 204 73% 130 Pts	4-Core 384 8-Core 645 63% 514 Pts	64-Core 618 38% 618 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% ASRock(1849 5030) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1370 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	55.2% Above average	Lighting 68.8 Reflection 71.7 Parallax 96.1 56% 78.9 fps	MRender 70.6 Gravity 70.3 Splatting 58 53% 66.3 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.2% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSTFS31480GNTD 480GB 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 78% 391GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 430 296 109 105 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	Read 230 Write 106 Mixed 313 SusWrite 252 51% 225 MB/s	4K Read 36 4K Write 82.5 4K Mixed 40.7 150% 53.1 MB/s	DQ Read 284 DQ Write 319 DQ Mixed 219 188% 274 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 98%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 2TB-$90 94,145 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 507GB free Firmware: CC62 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 109 108 108 104 105 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	74.4% Very good	Read 151 Write 171 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 107 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 2.6 446% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 43% ↑ This bench: 74.4% Great: 108%
Seagate Barracuda Desktop 5TB-$124 3,845 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 287GB free Firmware: CC49 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 124 127 127 126 MB/s Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	56.9% Above average	Read 72 Write 116 Mixed 23.7 SusWrite 124 61% 84.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.8 4K Mixed 0.6 253% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 56.9% Great: 90%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 4TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 3TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 102 Write 101 Mixed 40 SusWrite 69 101% 77.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.5 34% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 59%
ICY BOX BOX IB-3620 4TB 48 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 1TB free, PID 2773 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 58 74 74 74 74 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	31.5% Below average	Read 104 Write 103 Mixed 47.7 SusWrite 69 106% 80.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.4 4K Mixed 0.4 30% 0.53 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 31.5% Great: 59%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	80% Excellent	MC Read 30.5 MC Write 29.6 MC Mixed 26.6 83% 28.9 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 28.9 SC Mixed 23.2 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 88.2 45% 88.2 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 80% Great: 110%

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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 $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,091x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $294Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	341x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $695

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16