MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 89.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateJul 21 '19 at 22:06
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Memory 71.9
1-Core 148
2-Core 298
91% 173 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 871
90% 723 Pts
64-Core 1,083
67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Extreme Pro 240GB-$79
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X21200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 485 484 478 459 475 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 472
Mixed 263
SusWrite 477
97% 431 MB/s
4K Read 34.6
4K Write 98.8
4K Mixed 41.7
158% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 366
DQ Write 346
DQ Mixed 164
176% 292 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 114%
Great: 114%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
949GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1571 1573 1574 1552 1403 1489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 1,435
Write 1,512
Mixed 1,070
SusWrite 1,527
313% 1,386 MB/s
4K Read 57.5
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 81.4
281% 103 MB/s
DQ Read 631
DQ Write 916
DQ Mixed 269
345% 605 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 272%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.2% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 26
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 23.2
57% 20.1 GB/s
Latency 97
41% 97 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 95%

 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 7,295 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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