MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics79.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 11:50
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User BEL-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 205
77% 135 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 639
65% 524 Pts
64-Core 903
56% 903 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
79.8% Very good
Lighting 98.4
Reflection 109
Parallax 94.8
80% 101 fps
MRender 94.8
Gravity 95.6
Splatting 98
79% 96.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 47 49 132 81 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 432
Write 313
Mixed 220
SusWrite 92
59% 264 MB/s
4K Read 20.6
4K Write 32.3
4K Mixed 17.2
70% 23.4 MB/s
DQ Read 117
DQ Write 86.1
DQ Mixed 43.2
48% 82 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 212 215 216 212 206 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 177
Write 169
Mixed 164
SusWrite 210
133% 180 MB/s
4K Read 6.2
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.5
329% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
108% Outstanding
MC Read 43.9
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 35.3
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 31.8
SC Mixed 28.4
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%

 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 7,284 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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