MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 164%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 190%
UFO
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics190% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 14 '22 at 20:42
Run Duration273 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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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 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 80.1
1-Core 132
2-Core 262
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 987
88% 747 Pts
64-Core 2,105
130% 2,105 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$899
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
190% Outstanding
Lighting 279
Reflection 239
Parallax 271
228% 263 fps
MRender 298
Gravity 230
Splatting 166
182% 231 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 190%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
44GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,629
Write 2,061
Mixed 1,791
479% 2,160 MB/s
4K Read 66.6
4K Write 160
4K Mixed 90.4
301% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,127
DQ Write 798
DQ Mixed 979
727% 968 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
216GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 491 492 492 492 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 491
Mixed 472
SusWrite 491
111% 492 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.3
197% 69.9 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 372
280% 373 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Adata SWORDFISH 1TB
896GB free
Firmware: V9002s85
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 264 265 265 265 264 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 371
Write 257
Mixed 255
SusWrite 264
64% 287 MB/s
4K Read 20.2
4K Write 70.5
4K Mixed 24
99% 38.2 MB/s
DQ Read 138
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 194
141% 180 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 257%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
718GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 129 133 134 128 130 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 85.3
Write 90.1
Mixed 61.9
SusWrite 128
67% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
61% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 106%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$78
490GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 98 97 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
61.7% Good
Read 118
Write 118
Mixed 67.9
SusWrite 96.7
74% 100 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
132% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 61.7%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 BLS8G4D30AESCK.M8FE 32GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 37.9
MC Mixed 40
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 35.4
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 80.4
50% 80.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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: 76% - Very good Total price: $698
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