MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 85% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 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 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 88.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210422
Uptime	2.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 23 '22 at 15:50
Run Duration	217 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing below expectations (28^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 5800X-$297 155,127 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Memory 92.4 1-Core 122 2-Core 245 88% 153 Pts	4-Core 454 8-Core 922 84% 688 Pts	64-Core 1,698 114% 1,698 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 108%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$416 206,178 User benchmarks, average bench 99% MSI(1462 3976) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.95 Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.8% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 116 Parallax 121 104% 122 fps	MRender 143 Gravity 100 Splatting 86.6 86% 110 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 105%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,568 User benchmarks, average bench 236% 69GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential bench incomplete		Read 1,840 Write 1630 Mixed 1,324 355% 1,598 MB/s	4K Read 61.7 4K Write 70.7 4K Mixed 58.6 206% 63.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,075 DQ Write 131 DQ Mixed 231 264% 479 MB/s
Poor: 136% Great: 315%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$80 198,978 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 187GB free Firmware: CC29 SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 92 94 95 94 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 97.5 Write 63.9 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 93.7 60% 81.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 115%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$46 649,080 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 216 218 218 218 217 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 54% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$60 85,479 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	MC Read 38.5 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 34.2 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 38.1 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 63.4 63% 63.4 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 121%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 45: 5R 5G 5B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware.

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
45%	43%	35	324	258	60	27"	2560 1440	BNQ7F76 BenQ EX2780Q

History: Score 16: 1R 3G 2B | Score 45: 5R 5G 5B

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Gaming 47%

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Desktop 81%

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Workstation 44%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $156Bench 76%, 790,751 samples	9,744x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $144Bench 81%, 961,699 samples	6,425x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $233Bench 79%, 295,273 samples	4,888x

GPU
RX 580AMD $213Bench 55%, 843,727 samples	3,226x
RTX 2060Nvidia $250Bench 88%, 596,203 samples	2,968x
RX 5700-XTAMD $410Bench 102%, 240,216 samples	2,390x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 807,391 samples	2,466x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 113%, 629,713 samples	1,380x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $70Bench 189%, 177,888 samples	1,164x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $62Bench 82%, 566,942 samples	4,064x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 86%, 616,718 samples	2,373x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $57Bench 85%, 305,714 samples	1,516x

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Value: 70% - Good

Total price: $641

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $270	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $446	Crucial MX500 250GB $42
Intel Core i5-12400F $160	Nvidia RTX 3050 $292	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $106
Intel Core i7-12700K $378	Nvidia RTX 3070 $536	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $60	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $62	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $71	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $453	SanDisk Extreme 16GB $17