MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 73%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics21.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 11 '18 at 20:11
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User SLV-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
73% Very good
Memory 78.6
1-Core 113
2-Core 202
75% 131 Pts
4-Core 363
8-Core 682
62% 522 Pts
64-Core 947
59% 947 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 7850-$174
XFX(1682 3260) 2GB
CLim: 860 MHz, MLim: 1200 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 17.7
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
21.2% Poor
Lighting 25.5
Reflection 27.1
Parallax 31
21% 27.8 fps
MRender 25
Gravity 20.4
Splatting 32.6
22% 26 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 21.2%
Great: 21%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
436GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 89 76 87 92 54 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 105
Write 116
Mixed 57.7
SusWrite 77.2
65% 89.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
123% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial CT8G4DFS824A.M8FD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
43.9% Average
MC Read 16.5
MC Write 14.6
MC Mixed 14
43% 15 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 12.1
SC Mixed 13.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 31%
This bench: 43.9%
Great: 47%

 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 7,292 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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