MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 131%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics120% 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.
Boot Drive26.6% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory18.1 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210930
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 04 '22 at 03:05
Run Duration220 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$245
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 78.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 305
95% 178 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,152
104% 875 Pts
64-Core 2,198
136% 2,198 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 158
Reflection 155
Parallax 156
128% 156 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 133
Splatting 120
117% 147 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Microsoft Storage Space Device 248GB
85GB free
Firmware: 0.1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,597
Write 2,247
Mixed 1,661
482% 2,168 MB/s
4K Read 61.9
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 88.7
308% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 994
DQ Write 951
DQ Mixed 1,023
754% 989 MB/s
Poor: 71% Great: 124%
PNY CS900 240GB-$25
71GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900E12
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 26 105 39 93 63 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
26.6% Poor
Read 163
Write 68
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 72.9
19% 84.6 MB/s
4K Read 24.5
4K Write 18.9
4K Mixed 3.2
51% 15.5 MB/s
DQ Read 53.6
DQ Write 18.9
DQ Mixed 22.6
20% 31.7 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 Samsung M378A1K43EB2-CWE 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 38.7
MC Write 27.6
MC Mixed 27.6
90% 31.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 25.9
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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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: 76% - Very good Total price: $695
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