MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics3.23% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive117% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 21 '21 at 03:50
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 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 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
79.6% Very good
Memory 75.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 233
79% 143 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 907
80% 677 Pts
64-Core 1,262
78% 1,262 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 79.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
MSI(1462 8A9F) 2GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 405 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
3.23% Terrible
Lighting 3.8
Reflection 6
Parallax 1.3
3% 3.7 fps
MRender 5.6
Gravity 4.4
Splatting 3.3
4% 4.43 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 3.23%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
199GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 486 361 289 290 289 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 482
Mixed 457
SusWrite 366
102% 452 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 90
4K Mixed 55.8
186% 63.4 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 371
280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 117%
Great: 128%
External USB3.0 250GB
203GB free
Firmware: 0204
SusWrite @10s intervals: 369 372 371 314 296 301 MB/s
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 362
Write 323
Mixed 344
SusWrite 337
77% 341 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 29.2
93% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 95.7
DQ Write 95.2
DQ Mixed 95.4
72% 95.4 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 31.8
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 36.4
SC Mixed 28.7
86% 30 GB/s
Latency 88.9
45% 88.9 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 98%

 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 7,319 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $670
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