MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	55.7% 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	72.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190722
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 24 '23 at 17:05
Run Duration	303 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing as expected (47^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 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.6% Excellent	Memory 83.8 1-Core 123 2-Core 239 83% 148 Pts	4-Core 460 8-Core 682 71% 571 Pts	64-Core 901 56% 901 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.6% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 C580) CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	55.7% Above average	Lighting 72.2 Reflection 63.2 Parallax 92.8 59% 76.1 fps	MRender 64.9 Gravity 75.5 Splatting 47.2 50% 62.5 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 55.7% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSD 240GB 38,401 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 61GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFMJ1.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 33 31 29 29 30 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	72.8% Very good	Read 398 Write 419 Mixed 360 SusWrite 51.2 69% 307 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 77.7 4K Mixed 36.8 133% 48.1 MB/s	DQ Read 219 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 188 169% 252 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 72.8% Great: 95%
Veno 256GB 256GB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 129GB free Firmware: HCS1C16F SusWrite @10s intervals: 355 333 63 49 74 217 MB/s Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	68.3% Good	Read 450 Write 300 Mixed 324 SusWrite 182 70% 314 MB/s	4K Read 35.5 4K Write 69.2 4K Mixed 11 104% 38.6 MB/s	DQ Read 178 DQ Write 262 DQ Mixed 15.3 69% 152 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 68.3% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 6TB (2017)-$87 14,331 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 72 77 77 71 76 79 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	45.5% Average	Read 81.7 Write 91.9 Mixed 65.7 SusWrite 75.2 58% 78.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.6 4K Write 4.5 4K Mixed 0.6 217% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 45.5% Great: 87%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA640 2TB-$41 7,860 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 442GB free Firmware: MK7OAA10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 107 106 106 106 108 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	54.7% Above average	Read 84 Write 79.1 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 106 59% 80.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.8 157% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 54.7% Great: 83%
External USB3.0 8TB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 2.5TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 2.1 16 4.1 28 67 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	37.6% Below average	Read 122 Write 156 Mixed 116 SusWrite 21.8 138% 104 MB/s	4K Read 6.6 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.7 198% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 24% ↑ This bench: 37.6% Great: 81%
External USB3.0 6TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 137 139 113 85 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	45.7% Average	Read 7 Write 69.8 Mixed 82 SusWrite 132 115% 72.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 0.6 199% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 45.7% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 6TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 2TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 0.6 1 1.3 1.6 1.1 0.1 MB/s Performing way below expectations (7^th percentile)	16.2% Very poor	Read 7.5 Write 107 Mixed 71.5 SusWrite 0.9 73% 46.7 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 4.7 4K Mixed 0.5 184% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 16.2% Great: 80%
JMicron Generic DISK01 129,986.5TB 55 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 1.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 20 21 21 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	24.1% Poor	Read 114 Write 116 Mixed 42.2 SusWrite 21.2 91% 73.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.6 54% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 24.1% Great: 73%
External USB3.0 6TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 1TB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.3 0.9 1.3 2.1 1.1 0.1 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	32.5% Below average	Read 126 Write 152 Mixed 114 SusWrite 1.3 128% 98.3 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 182% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 32.5% Great: 80%
External USB3.0 6TB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 628GB free, PID 0578 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 153 140 142 151 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 108 Write 143 Mixed 116 SusWrite 150 182% 129 MB/s	4K Read 3.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 181% 2.9 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 80%
JMicron Generic DISK02 129,986.5TB 45 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 12 16 18 17 23 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	26.7% Poor	Read 60.2 Write 108 Mixed 87 SusWrite 17.9 96% 68.2 MB/s	4K Read 2.2 4K Write 4.4 4K Mixed 0.6 178% 2.4 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 26.7% Great: 74%
JMicron Generic DISK00 129,986.5TB 73 User benchmarks, average bench 41% 1TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 16 15 18 19 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	13.6% Very poor	Read 4 Write 101 Mixed 52.1 SusWrite 18.1 70% 43.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.5 118% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 13.6% Great: 75%
JMicron Generic DISK03 129,986.5TB 42 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 8.5TB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 20 21 21 25 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 202 Write 203 Mixed 119 SusWrite 21.5 171% 136 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 5.7 4K Mixed 0.7 221% 2.43 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 51.7% Great: 67%
JMicron Generic DISK04 129,986.5TB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 557GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 84 83 78 79 82 90 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	34.6% Below average	Read 84.2 Write 96.6 Mixed 34.2 SusWrite 82.5 100% 74.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 34.6% Great: 71%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial CT8G4DFRA32A.C8FP 2x8GB 1,331 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	MC Read 44 MC Write 38.6 MC Mixed 34.4 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 40.3 SC Mixed 29.7 91% 31.8 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 109%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

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

SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score	Hit Rate	Shots	EFps	0.1% Low	Refresh Rate	Screen	Resolution	Monitor
0%	0%	0	71	59	50	31.5"	1920 1017	MEIC136 Panasonic-TV

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,751x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,089x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $210Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	859x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $324Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	340x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	438x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	234x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	658x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $36Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16