MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 117%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive180% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory26.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 25 '20 at 05:48
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 83.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 593
8-Core 1,061
100% 827 Pts
64-Core 1,459
90% 1,459 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 119
Parallax 257
124% 176 fps
MRender 116
Gravity 144
Splatting 163
118% 141 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 117%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 960GB
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 688 846 506 713 271 760 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
180% Outstanding
Read 608
Write 1,994
Mixed 1,078
SusWrite 630
246% 1,078 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 67.2
228% 84.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,153
DQ Write 924
DQ Mixed 1,065
790% 1,047 MB/s
Poor: 150%
This bench: 180%
Great: 298%
Adata SU635 960GB-$65
534GB free
Firmware: N181017a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 486 487 485 485 332 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 492
Write 487
Mixed 402
SusWrite 458
104% 460 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 64.1
4K Mixed 47.6
159% 51.3 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 280
209% 275 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
92% Outstanding
MC Read 37.5
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 37.5
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 36.7
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 92%
Great: 171%

 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%
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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: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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