MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 83.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive85.5% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 26 '22 at 19:04
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 442
8-Core 733
72% 588 Pts
64-Core 897
56% 897 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.40
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Lighting 118
Reflection 109
Parallax 110
96% 112 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 102
Splatting 94.4
88% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 275GB-$100
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR040
SusWrite @10s intervals: 439 455 211 152 153 154 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Read 446
Write 460
Mixed 386
SusWrite 261
87% 388 MB/s
4K Read 24.6
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 35.7
127% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 236
DQ Write 325
DQ Mixed 304
223% 288 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 95%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
440GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 169 172 173 173 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 166
Mixed 104
SusWrite 172
114% 155 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
240% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 101%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 35
113% 39.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 33.5
SC Mixed 29.7
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 107%
Great: 107%

 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 7,290 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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