MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 56% Gunboat	Desktop 67% Battle cruiser	Workstation 60% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 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 average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 56.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	87.5% 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	170% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 11 '21 at 01:59
Run Duration	291 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	41%

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PC Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.05 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	56.4% Above average	Memory 67 1-Core 60.3 2-Core 132 51% 86.5 Pts	4-Core 244 8-Core 716 53% 480 Pts	64-Core 891 55% 891 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 56.4% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324 645,160 User benchmarks, average bench 90% Gigabyte(1458 3FC1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	87.5% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 122 Parallax 113 89% 115 fps	MRender 132 Gravity 96.2 Splatting 87.7 84% 105 fps
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 97%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 196GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1313 746 654 386 392 313 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	170% Outstanding	Read 1,406 Write 1,431 Mixed 1,158 SusWrite 634 260% 1,157 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 92.2 4K Mixed 38.8 146% 54.2 MB/s	DQ Read 779 DQ Write 572 DQ Mixed 773 551% 708 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 170% Great: 276%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 49GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 358 371 344 371 318 320 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	69.7% Good	Read 318 Write 391 Mixed 222 SusWrite 347 72% 320 MB/s	4K Read 15.7 4K Write 29.7 4K Mixed 19.8 65% 21.7 MB/s	DQ Read 370 DQ Write 332 DQ Mixed 195 189% 299 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 69.7% Great: 119%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65 22,230 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 240GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 80 79 79 79 80 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	42.5% Average	Read 69 Write 64.3 Mixed 56.2 SusWrite 79.1 50% 67.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.1 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 42.5% Great: 65%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 71 71 71 70 71 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	39.8% Below average	Read 96.3 Write 89.5 Mixed 60.5 SusWrite 71.1 105% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.8 143% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 39.8% Great: 64%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 CMK16GX4M2D3000C16 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 32GB 467 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 3000, 3000, 3000, 3000 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 32.8 MC Mixed 34.2 100% 35 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 24.7 70% 24.6 GB/s	Latency 109 37% 109 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 106%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 72: 9R 8G 3B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
72%	30%	66	119	39	60	31.6"	2560 1440	ACR0507 EB321HQU

History: Score 40: 4R 5G 5B | Score 62: 7R 8G 3B | Score 72: 9R 8G 3B

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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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Value: 72% - Very good

Total price: $732

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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 $40	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