MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display3840 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime3 Days
Run DateAug 22 '19 at 23:14
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (92nd 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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 86.5
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
85% 152 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 797
79% 644 Pts
64-Core 995
62% 995 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,465
Write 2,039
Mixed 1,557
448% 2,020 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 134
4K Mixed 80.1
266% 91.5 MB/s
DQ Read 957
DQ Write 694
DQ Mixed 893
649% 848 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Adata SU650 120GB-$14
47GB free
Firmware: V8X01c52
SusWrite @10s intervals: 326 328 322 312 269 73 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.9% Very good
Read 435
Write 273
Mixed 319
SusWrite 272
73% 325 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 87.8
4K Mixed 30.7
119% 46.8 MB/s
DQ Read 103
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 146
118% 161 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 40
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 32.1
103% 36 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 36.3
SC Mixed 25.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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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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