MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive71.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 09:50
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.9
1-Core 151
2-Core 300
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 569
8-Core 892
90% 730 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
27GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 254 111 14 19 73 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
71.8% Very good
Read 482
Write 327
Mixed 139
SusWrite 88.3
57% 259 MB/s
4K Read 12.9
4K Write 85.5
4K Mixed 35.4
110% 44.6 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 188
166% 247 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 95%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 197 194 195 197 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 186
Mixed 84
SusWrite 195
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.8
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 33.5
87% 30.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 32.8
76% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 85.1%
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 7,307 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $716
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