MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 89.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive81.5% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory25 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210422
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJul 30 '21 at 19:58
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
89.7% Excellent
Memory 80.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 291
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 531
8-Core 799
83% 665 Pts
64-Core 1,000
62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.7.1
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 137
Parallax 249
107% 172 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 135
Splatting 92.1
91% 114 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61K1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 132 82 65 57 53 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Read 493
Write 327
Mixed 326
SusWrite 82.8
68% 307 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 89.4
4K Mixed 33.6
146% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 30
94% 201 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 85%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
847GB free
Firmware: M3CR032
SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 474 467 475 361 417 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 467
Mixed 397
SusWrite 444
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 54.1
183% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 289
240% 344 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 121%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL16G32C16U4B.M16FE 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
90.7% Outstanding
MC Read 39
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 35.5
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 21.9
SC Mixed 36.2
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 126%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 1: 0R 0G 1B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
1% 3% 30 109 6 144 27" 2560 1440 VSCA738 VX2758-Series
Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,284 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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