MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	134% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very 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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 18 '20 at 17:46
Run Duration	155 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	Memory 86.5 1-Core 132 2-Core 263 89% 160 Pts	4-Core 513 8-Core 976 89% 745 Pts	64-Core 1,369 85% 1,369 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Asus(1043 865F) CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	134% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 172 Parallax 184 152% 181 fps	MRender 205 Gravity 155 Splatting 111 124% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%

Drives	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk S3512G 512GB 19,948 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: X6107000 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 500 Write 472 Mixed 243 90% 405 MB/s	4K Read 37.8 4K Write 93.4 4K Mixed 47.3 167% 59.5 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 248 215% 319 MB/s
Poor: 70% Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 628GB free Firmware: CC26 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 158 Write 128 Mixed 79.3 90% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63% Great: 114%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB 31,309 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 377GB free, PID 25e1 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete	Read 5,048 Write 37.3 Mixed 76.6 1,168% 1,721 MB/s	4K Read 498 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 3.7 2,052% 168 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 65%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78 31,641 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 40.3 MC Mixed 34.9 113% 39.4 GB/s	SC Read 21 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 20.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 70.9 56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 107%

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

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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 $134	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