MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.9% 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 Drive54.2% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory8.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 24 '19 at 17:02
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Memory 78.3
1-Core 122
2-Core 243
81% 148 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 906
82% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,257
78% 1,257 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.9% Very good
Lighting 94.1
Reflection 114
Parallax 104
77% 104 fps
MRender 96.1
Gravity 94.7
Splatting 101
80% 97.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 535 Series 240GB-$200
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 155 154 163 158 146 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 416
Write 157
Mixed 215
SusWrite 154
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 25
4K Write 20.3
4K Mixed 20.5
75% 21.9 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 65.1
DQ Mixed 73.2
65% 101 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 95%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 207 210 210 207 210 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 209
Write 168
Mixed 95.3
SusWrite 207
124% 170 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 119%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
511GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 182 184 183 181 183 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 142
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 182
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.7% Very good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 25.9
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 20.9
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 21.6
63% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 73.7%
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 7,282 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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