MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 21%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics24.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive12.2% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 21 '20 at 18:59
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 45%

 PC Performing way below expectations (18th 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, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.7% Good
Memory 69.3
1-Core 102
2-Core 166
65% 112 Pts
4-Core 323
8-Core 560
53% 442 Pts
64-Core 768
48% 768 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-$101
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
24.6% Poor
Lighting 37.7
Reflection 14.5
Parallax 17.5
31% 23.2 fps
MRender 20.4
Gravity 13.6
Splatting 13.7
13% 15.9 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 24.6%
Great: 28%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 1000GB
531GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UH5100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 113 100 3.9 33 2.8 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
12.2% Very poor
Read 145
Write 215
Mixed 7
SusWrite 48.1
23% 104 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1.2
12% 3.13 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 12.2%
Great: 58%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (8th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.8% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 23.2
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 13.2
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 15.7
41% 14.4 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.8%
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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