MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 63% Destroyer	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 57% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	56.5% 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	108% 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.

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Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 02 '19 at 18:36
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	27%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 93.2 1-Core 140 2-Core 281 95% 171 Pts	4-Core 549 8-Core 822 85% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,057 65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119 627,793 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Asus(1043 863B) 3GB CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.60 Performing below potential (98^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (70 fps cap detected)	56.5% Above average	Lighting 69.1 Reflection 70 Parallax 60.5 56% 66.5 fps	MRender 69.8 Gravity 67.2 Splatting 70.8 57% 69.3 fps
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 56.5% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 135GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 395 263 251 250 243 246 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 479 Write 476 Mixed 388 SusWrite 275 91% 404 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 52.5 177% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 366 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 837GB free Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1320 1345 1283 1324 1318 1312 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	242% Outstanding	Read 1,412 Write 1,497 Mixed 1,017 SusWrite 1317 295% 1,311 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 72 250% 89.9 MB/s	DQ Read 625 DQ Write 631 DQ Mixed 271 302% 509 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 242% Great: 255%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70 66,332 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 769GB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 191 195 194 192 194 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	97.6% Outstanding	Read 147 Write 139 Mixed 28.5 SusWrite 192 91% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.1 380% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 97.6% Great: 111%
USB Flash Memory 16GB 2,810 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 5.8 4.7 4.8 4.7 4.6 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	7.34% Terrible	Read 33.7 Write 7.7 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 5.1 13% 13.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0 21% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 7.34% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 20,017 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3800 MHz clocked @ 1900 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 49.3 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 46.9 119% 41.5 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 27.4 SC Mixed 38.5 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 61.6 65% 61.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 122%

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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	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 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
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