MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics36.7% 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 Drive204% 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.
Memory16GB 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 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)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 28 '19 at 15:03
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 78.4
1-Core 123
2-Core 243
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 778
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 986
61% 986 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 380-$200
CLim: 980 MHz, MLim: 1475 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.7.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
36.7% Below average
Lighting 46.2
Reflection 51.4
Parallax 55.4
38% 51 fps
MRender 51.5
Gravity 42.4
Splatting 36.6
35% 43.5 fps
Poor: 31%
This bench: 36.7%
Great: 35%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
427GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1509 595 589 616 600 602 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,492
Write 2,004
Mixed 1,525
SusWrite 752
326% 1,443 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 57.5
195% 70 MB/s
DQ Read 944
DQ Write 764
DQ Mixed 891
657% 866 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 204%
Great: 291%
Seagate ST3750528AS 750GB-$65
519GB free
Firmware: HP34
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 99 99 98 99 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
51.1% Above average
Read 80
Write 50.5
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 98.1
53% 72.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 51.1%
Great: 65%
Fujitsu MHY2120BH 120GB-$46
73GB free
Firmware: 0081000D
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 49 50 50 50 50 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
28.5% Poor
Read 49.5
Write 44.5
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 49.5
32% 44 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 8%
This bench: 28.5%
Great: 28%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.4% Excellent
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 26.9
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 28.7
SC Mixed 23
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 104%

 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 7,314 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $701
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