MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.3% 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 Drive149% 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)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180803
Uptime5 Days
Run DateNov 12 '19 at 01:43
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 (87th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 77.4
1-Core 122
2-Core 242
81% 147 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 721
73% 590 Pts
64-Core 954
59% 954 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
Sapphire(1DA2 E366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Lighting 65.9
Reflection 67.6
Parallax 82.8
54% 72.1 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 64.8
Splatting 54.3
50% 61.4 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDS500G2X0C-00L3 500GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 132 116 119 118 206 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
149% Outstanding
Read 1,587
Write 1,830
Mixed 1,296
SusWrite 141
272% 1,213 MB/s
4K Read 32.3
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 49.9
170% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 440
DQ Write 659
DQ Mixed 573
427% 557 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 149%
Great: 230%
Amd-raid Samsung SSD 850 512GB
311GB free
Firmware: EXM0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 122 121 119 119 119 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
65.3% Good
Read 430
Write 429
Mixed 358
SusWrite 121
75% 334 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 51.1
4K Mixed 28.7
99% 34.4 MB/s
DQ Read 132
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 137
129% 195 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 90%
Amd-raid Array 2 2TB
1TB free
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 122 122 122 122 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
70% Good
Read 122
Write 123
Mixed 109
SusWrite 121
88% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 4.5
4K Mixed 1.2
267% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 70%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
76.5% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 25.8
MC Mixed 26
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 27.8
SC Mixed 23.6
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 85.5
47% 85.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 110%

 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 7,311 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: $720
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