MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 18%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics16.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive43.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory2.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 11 '19 at 18:21
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 85.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 222
79% 139 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 603
61% 494 Pts
64-Core 602
37% 602 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7C02) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 19.10.16
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
16.5% Very poor
Lighting 20.4
Reflection 17.6
Parallax 29.6
17% 22.5 fps
MRender 14.8
Gravity 22.7
Splatting 21
16% 19.5 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 16.5%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
91GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 1.2 56 226 39 84 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
43.3% Average
Read 442
Write 322
Mixed 267
SusWrite 77.5
62% 277 MB/s
4K Read 16
4K Write 24.3
4K Mixed 16.3
58% 18.9 MB/s
DQ Read 51.1
DQ Write 81.4
DQ Mixed 29.2
32% 53.9 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 43.3%
Great: 55%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
457GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 171 173 173 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 151
Mixed 90
SusWrite 172
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
Generic S100 Hard drive 1TB
520GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7M0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 27 29 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
42.1% Average
Read 119
Write 28
Mixed 45.8
SusWrite 27.8
41% 55.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.6
107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 42.1%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung V-GeN D4S4GL32A16TS 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
75.2% Very good
MC Read 26.2
MC Write 25.9
MC Mixed 24.1
73% 25.4 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 37.2
SC Mixed 26.8
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.2%
Great: 94%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,296 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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