MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics75.4% 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 Drive85.8% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 26 '23 at 04:26
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5800X-$170
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 80.5
1-Core 175
2-Core 359
107% 205 Pts
4-Core 695
8-Core 1,118
111% 906 Pts
64-Core 1,566
97% 1,566 Pts
Poor: 86%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 528.02
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Lighting 95.3
Reflection 92.5
Parallax 86
78% 91.3 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 80.9
Splatting 72.4
71% 89.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.4%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KingFast 240GB
24GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 288 179 107 97 87 86 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 465
Write 297
Mixed 124
SusWrite 141
57% 256 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 41.9
150% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 294
DQ Mixed 192
167% 246 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 94%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74
112GB free
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,056
Write 2,309
Mixed 2,040
478% 2,135 MB/s
4K Read 52
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 78.6
278% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,347
DQ Write 1,087
DQ Mixed 1,193
899% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 188% Great: 347%
WL500GLSA64100 500GB
206GB free
Firmware: 04.06A00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 124 125 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
78% Very good
Read 147
Write 146
Mixed 98.6
SusWrite 124
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 1.6
330% 2.57 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 78%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 29
MC Write 16.1
MC Mixed 25.8
68% 23.6 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 25.8
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 79.7
50% 79.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.6%
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 7,327 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $694
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