MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85.3% 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 Drive101% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJan 03 '20 at 05:33
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 581
8-Core 1,110
101% 846 Pts
64-Core 1,428
88% 1,428 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.3% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 106
Parallax 107
89% 107 fps
MRender 128
Gravity 92.3
Splatting 77.1
79% 99.3 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP300 NVMe PCIe M.2 120GB-$75
36GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM12.0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 240 6.1 7.4 8.5 9.7 11 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 730
Write 378
Mixed 364
SusWrite 47.1
84% 380 MB/s
4K Read 37.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 41.8
170% 64.5 MB/s
DQ Read 339
DQ Write 417
DQ Mixed 203
202% 320 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 128%
Spcc Solid State Disk 1TB
185GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 339 440 438 434 435 439 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 457
Write 185
Mixed 338
SusWrite 421
78% 350 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 96.8
4K Mixed 37.7
151% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 246
DQ Write 303
DQ Mixed 189
166% 246 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 102%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 31.6
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 31.6
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 75.6
53% 75.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.3%
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 7,294 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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