MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 46%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 82.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.4% 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 Drive95.2% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1824 x 1026 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 13 '19 at 19:33
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
82.9% Excellent
Memory 75.7
1-Core 128
2-Core 255
83% 153 Pts
4-Core 482
8-Core 955
85% 719 Pts
64-Core 1,293
80% 1,293 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 82.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650-$155
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
47.4% Average
Lighting 62.3
Reflection 55.7
Parallax 54.3
51% 57.4 fps
MRender 45.2
Gravity 53
Splatting 50.7
41% 49.6 fps
Poor: 39%
This bench: 47.4%
Great: 46%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
183GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 293 295 295 294 295 294 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
95.2% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 296
Mixed 288
SusWrite 294
77% 344 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 38.5
152% 56 MB/s
DQ Read 267
DQ Write 223
DQ Mixed 222
172% 237 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 95.2%
Great: 128%
Hitachi HTS545025B9A300 250GB
102GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
23.4% Poor
Read 41.5
Write 40.8
Mixed 31.5
SusWrite 39.8
28% 38.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
106% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 45%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 210 218 220 220 219 220 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 16GB
15GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.4 4.9 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.8 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
11.9% Very poor
Read 31
Write 4.5
Mixed 9
SusWrite 5.4
13% 12.5 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 2.8
169% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 11.9%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (39th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.9% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 28.2
MC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 89
45% 89 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 78.9%
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 7,293 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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