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 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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 7 is still a viable option, it's now 14 years and 8 months old. This system should be upgraded to Windows 10 which is generally faster and has an improved set of core utilities including better versions of explorer and task manager.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 7
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 15 '19 at 16:47
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU2%

 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 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 81.8
1-Core 112
2-Core 230
79% 141 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 750
73% 598 Pts
64-Core 917
57% 917 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
161GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 8,616
Write 5,478
Mixed 6,660
1,533% 6,918 MB/s
4K Read 580
4K Write 483
4K Mixed 482
1,751% 515 MB/s
DQ Read 1,618
DQ Write 1,249
DQ Mixed 1,321
1,019% 1,396 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Ct250mx5 0 250GB
136GB free
Firmware: M3CR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 452 452 452 452 452 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 494
Write 450
Mixed 448
SusWrite 451
104% 461 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 86.4
4K Mixed 50.2
164% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 276
DQ Write 286
DQ Mixed 45.8
99% 202 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 111%
Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
247GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 107 106 108 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
67% Good
Read 126
Write 116
Mixed 66.3
SusWrite 107
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 67%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 47
MC Write 43.4
MC Mixed 35.9
120% 42.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 34.8
SC Mixed 29.9
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 77.3
52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 112%
Great: 109%

 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 7,283 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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