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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive99.7% 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)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 16 '19 at 01:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Memory 88.8
1-Core 115
2-Core 230
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 667
69% 557 Pts
64-Core 900
56% 900 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$55
35GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MAT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 262 69 41 37 34 35 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 485
Mixed 330
SusWrite 79.7
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 54.5
187% 66.3 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 352
270% 365 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
216GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 113 106 121 119 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
54.1% Above average
Read 73.2
Write 91.5
Mixed 63.8
SusWrite 115
63% 86 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.3
86% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.3
MC Write 36.9
MC Mixed 35.8
110% 38.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.7
SC Write 39.4
SC Mixed 29.9
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 68.7
58% 68.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 107%
Great: 111%

 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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