MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 67%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 64.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics65% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 24 '20 at 03:47
Run Duration121 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 2.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
64.2% Good
Memory 71.1
1-Core 86.3
2-Core 164
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 309
8-Core 562
52% 435 Pts
64-Core 679
42% 679 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65% Good
Lighting 91.5
Reflection 124
Parallax 79.2
75% 98.2 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 82.2
Splatting 0.2
46% 65.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
218GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 41 32 102 81 94 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
56% Above average
Read 131
Write 111
Mixed 100
SusWrite 64.3
76% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.3
92% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 56%
Great: 109%
WD My Passport 2604 2TB
200GB free, PID 2604
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 89 98 87 81 94 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 118
Write 87.7
Mixed 69.2
SusWrite 90.2
119% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 4.4
4K Mixed 0.3
165% 2.03 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.4% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 26
78% 27.4 GB/s
SC Read 17
SC Write 21.8
SC Mixed 22.2
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 98.8
40% 98.8 ns
Poor: 47%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 89%

 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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