MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive250% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 05:13
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 954
95% 773 Pts
64-Core 1,103
68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 143
Parallax 123
106% 132 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 130
Splatting 106
94% 116 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 760p Series NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$33
206GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 004C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 269 287 272 272 273 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
250% Outstanding
Read 2,242
Write 1,216
Mixed 1,138
SusWrite 302
270% 1,225 MB/s
4K Read 69.7
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 95
328% 118 MB/s
DQ Read 804
DQ Write 993
DQ Mixed 646
557% 814 MB/s
Poor: 131%
This bench: 250%
Great: 244%
General UDisk 2TB
28GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.5 1.9 1.6 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
1.98% Terrible
Read 10
Write 2
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 2.1
4% 4.15 MB/s
4K Read 0.3
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
1% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 1.98%
Great: 38%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
MC Read 35.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 35.3
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 34.9
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.3%
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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