MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.2% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '19 at 02:54
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Memory 71.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 285
89% 167 Pts
4-Core 533
8-Core 874
86% 704 Pts
64-Core 1,056
65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 99.1
Parallax 220
97% 146 fps
MRender 97.9
Gravity 109
Splatting 135
96% 114 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX100 256GB-$116
200GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 312 308 310 316 317 314 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 448
Write 329
Mixed 313
SusWrite 313
79% 351 MB/s
4K Read 30.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 43.9
163% 62.9 MB/s
DQ Read 184
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 147
140% 214 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 97%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
901GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 443 493 494 495 495 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 495
Mixed 475
SusWrite 486
111% 493 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61.9
209% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 369
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.2% Good
MC Read 29.6
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.8
71% 24.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 25.4
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 98.7
40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 104%

 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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