MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

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


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
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.

High background CPU (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 Tomahawk (all builds)
Memory	10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201221
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 12 '21 at 04:58
Run Duration	151 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	22%

PC Performing as expected (49^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-$199 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	79.1% Very good	Memory 83.1 1-Core 116 2-Core 220 79% 139 Pts	4-Core 404 8-Core 689 66% 546 Pts	64-Core 1196 74% 1196 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 79.1% Great: 89%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 14GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 468 Write 262 Mixed 256 72% 329 MB/s	4K Read 25.2 4K Write 64.2 4K Mixed 32.4 114% 40.6 MB/s	DQ Read 267 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 223 182% 257 MB/s
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
Asmedia ASMT1051 750GB 19 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 164GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 18 20 20 21 19 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	9.99% Terrible	Read 15 Write 19.2 Mixed 14.3 SusWrite 19.6 13% 17 MB/s	4K Read 0.2 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.3 56% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 9.99% Great: 63%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 19GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 125 126 125 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	71.2% Very good	Read 124 Write 122 Mixed 75.7 SusWrite 124 82% 111 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 71.2% Great: 109%
Generic STORAGE DEVICE 128GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 105GB free, PID b6b7 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 20 Write 19.2 Mixed 18.2 SusWrite 19.7 26% 19.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.8 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 4.2 283% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 2% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 37.6 MC Write 29.5 MC Mixed 32.3 95% 33.1 GB/s	SC Read 18.8 SC Write 21.6 SC Mixed 23.7 61% 21.4 GB/s	Latency 75 53% 75 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 111%

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

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Workstation 64%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 2600AMD $150Bench 73%, 179,588 samples	1,753x
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	1,093x
Ryzen 7 2700XAMD $199Bench 76%, 159,077 samples	861x

GPU
RTX 2060Nvidia $290Bench 90%, 645,160 samples	561x
RX 580AMD $130Bench 52%, 360,351 samples	475x
RTX 2070Nvidia $200Bench 104%, 478,117 samples	342x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	439x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	301x
660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBIntel $74Bench 191%, 163,917 samples	236x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	659x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	426x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $37Bench 84%, 287,720 samples	248x

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Value: 76% - Very good

Total price: $694

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i3-12100F $80	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16