MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 39%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 36%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 90.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics35.5% 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 Drive283% 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)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime1.5 Days
Run DateJul 30 '19 at 22:24
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User BLR-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
Memory 77.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 293
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 557
8-Core 825
86% 691 Pts
64-Core 1034
64% 1034 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1949 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Lighting 46
Reflection 31.6
Parallax 43.1
38% 40.2 fps
MRender 38.1
Gravity 42.3
Splatting 36.8
32% 39 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1494 404 405 405 406 407 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2616
Write 2,261
Mixed 1,620
SusWrite 587
394% 1,771 MB/s
4K Read 62.2
4K Write 182
4K Mixed 90
306% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,009
DQ Write 1,103
DQ Mixed 1,158
843% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 283%
Great: 302%
OCZ Vertex 4 128GB-$215
52GB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 369 367 358 361 369 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 401
Write 387
Mixed 294
SusWrite 368
82% 362 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 41.9
166% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 351
DQ Write 353
DQ Mixed 330
254% 345 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Seagate ST3250410AS 250GB-$95
3GB free
Firmware: 3.AAC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 84 78 81 83 86 MB/s
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
44.8% Average
Read 73.2
Write 57.7
Mixed 41.7
SusWrite 82.8
47% 63.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.9
153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 54%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
71.8% Very good
MC Read 30.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 28.6
73% 25.7 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 26.5
63% 21.9 GB/s
Latency 85.8
47% 85.8 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71.8%
Great: 111%

 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 7,290 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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