MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics13.4% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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)
Memory5.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colori
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 27 '19 at 15:33
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User ITA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.9% Excellent
Memory 83.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 240
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 781
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 948
59% 948 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
MSI(1462 2322) 1GB
CLim: 725 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Lighting 15.3
Reflection 18.1
Parallax 13.7
12% 15.7 fps
MRender 21.8
Gravity 15.6
Splatting 18.1
15% 18.5 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingdian S280 120GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0720A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 508
Write 441
Mixed 426
102% 458 MB/s
4K Read 44.8
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 58.9
195% 67.2 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 134
162% 284 MB/s
Poor: 37% Great: 109%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29
373GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 116 115 117 117 117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 112
Write 112
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 116
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 69%
WD WD10EAVS-00D7B1 1TB
193GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 89 89 90 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 88.3
Write 88.7
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 87.9
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
168% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS4G4D240FSB.8FBD 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2733 MHz clocked @ 1367 MHz
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 38.1
MC Mixed 32.6
104% 36.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 28.3
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 101%
Great: 90%

 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 7,282 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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