MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 52%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.2% 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 Drive102% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 18 '19 at 16:52
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 78.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 273
87% 161 Pts
4-Core 476
8-Core 745
75% 610 Pts
64-Core 1,018
63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Lighting 68.7
Reflection 61.8
Parallax 91.2
56% 73.9 fps
MRender 62.2
Gravity 60
Splatting 80.5
57% 67.6 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 285 286 286 286 287 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 290
Mixed 248
SusWrite 286
73% 329 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 40.4
163% 62.8 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 247
209% 306 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 102%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
930GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 182 181 179 181 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 199
Write 180
Mixed 90.4
SusWrite 181
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.5% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 20
MC Mixed 30.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 18.4
SC Mixed 25.7
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 83.5
48% 83.5 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 74.5%
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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