MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 82.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics29.3% 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 Drive296% 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.
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)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201221
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 26 '21 at 14:18
Run Duration260 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
82.6% Excellent
Memory 82
1-Core 139
2-Core 276
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 679
70% 563 Pts
64-Core 680
42% 680 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2138 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
29.3% Poor
Lighting 0.1
Reflection 120
Parallax 107
0% 75.7 fps
MRender 106
Gravity 102
Splatting 107
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 29.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
165GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 965 642 614 603 603 536 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
296% Outstanding
Read 2,570
Write 2,376
Mixed 1,533
SusWrite 660
398% 1,785 MB/s
4K Read 68.8
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 95
319% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,272
DQ Write 1,137
DQ Mixed 1,192
897% 1,200 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 296%
Great: 340%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
50GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 133 135 134 134 134 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 495
Mixed 349
SusWrite 171
85% 380 MB/s
4K Read 44.9
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 53.7
194% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 180
188% 309 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2933 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 36.3
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 24.2
SC Mixed 36.2
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 76.8
52% 76.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 12 10 60 27" 1280 720 BNQ8018 BenQ BL2700
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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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