MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 62%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 57%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive70.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farger
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJun 16 '19 at 00:00
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User NOR-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Memory 79.7
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 680
70% 563 Pts
64-Core 911
56% 911 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.9% Very good
Lighting 102
Reflection 91.6
Parallax 70.5
83% 88 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 91
Splatting 0.13
47% 66 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 240GB-$20
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900613
SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 150 113 52 118 49 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
70.4% Very good
Read 441
Write 313
Mixed 335
SusWrite 124
68% 303 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 80.7
4K Mixed 30.7
138% 49.3 MB/s
DQ Read 153
DQ Write 18.3
DQ Mixed 70
55% 80.4 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSBK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 28.9
86% 30.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 30.4
SC Mixed 24.8
73% 25.6 GB/s
Latency 81.1
49% 81.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 96%

 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 7,284 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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