MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 83.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory19.7 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateJun 09 '22 at 16:25
Run Duration264 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Memory 71.2
1-Core 140
2-Core 277
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 514
8-Core 801
81% 657 Pts
64-Core 1,064
66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Sapphire(1DA2 E448) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.5.1
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
107% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 139
Parallax 232
96% 163 fps
MRender 217
Gravity 124
Splatting 154
133% 165 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 500GB
48GB free
Firmware: 2B2Q
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Read 2526
Write 2,373
Mixed 1,709
490% 2,202 MB/s
4K Read 65.9
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 84.3
295% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,191
DQ Write 986
DQ Mixed 1,096
819% 1,091 MB/s
Team T2535T120G 120GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q120
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 505
Write 399
Mixed 131
76% 345 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 74.9
4K Mixed 28.5
119% 43.9 MB/s
DQ Read 176
DQ Write 132
DQ Mixed 26.9
55% 112 MB/s
Poor: 35% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
528GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 151 142 148 134 139 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Read 108
Write 118
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 144
71% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
56% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
378GB free
Firmware: MS2O
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 69 71 73 71 80 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.6% Good
Read 141
Write 120
Mixed 34.8
SusWrite 73.3
67% 92.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
120% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 61.6%
Great: 107%
FNK TECH USB CARD READER 128GB
44GB free, PID 0300
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 15 15 10 15 15 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 15.8
Write 12.8
Mixed 9.8
SusWrite 13.9
17% 13.1 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 4.3
4K Mixed 5
337% 4.97 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 20%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 3x8GB
3 of 4 slots used
24GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.4% Good
MC Read 23.9
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 22.7
61% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 17.4
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 21.9
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 98.6
41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 85%

 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 7,305 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: $727
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