MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.8% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive86% 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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '19 at 02:11
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th 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 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 89.3
1-Core 112
2-Core 220
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 738
72% 593 Pts
64-Core 917
57% 917 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Lighting 70.2
Reflection 62.7
Parallax 88.2
57% 73.7 fps
MRender 62.5
Gravity 59.7
Splatting 78.5
56% 66.9 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 237 123 129 131 132 132 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 437
Write 238
Mixed 354
SusWrite 147
66% 294 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 40.3
152% 55.3 MB/s
DQ Read 255
DQ Write 327
DQ Mixed 190
172% 257 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 86%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
930GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 195 193 194 194 196 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 173
Mixed 84.5
SusWrite 195
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.7
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 34.7
115% 40.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 29.3
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 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 7,282 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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