MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 96.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 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.
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.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 15:33
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 40%
Watch Gameplay: 2080 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96.4% Outstanding
Memory 81.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 296
95% 177 Pts
4-Core 597
8-Core 1,020
98% 808 Pts
64-Core 1,394
86% 1,394 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Gigabyte(1458 37C5) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 175
Reflection 167
Parallax 162
143% 168 fps
MRender 182
Gravity 148
Splatting 107
115% 146 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
375GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 418 416 427 420 420 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 478
Mixed 248
SusWrite 411
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 53.2
181% 65.5 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 333
DQ Mixed 287
231% 326 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 119%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
3TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 190 191 190 189 191 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 197
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 190
108% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 64GB
28GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 11 13 12 12 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
16.2% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 12.5
Mixed 15.7
SusWrite 12.2
22% 18.2 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 2
172% 3.17 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 16.2%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.3% Excellent
MC Read 31.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 33.3
88% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 32.8
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 77.8
51% 77.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 110%

 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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