MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 112%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 92.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics119% 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 Drive123% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 19:55
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.2% Outstanding
Memory 92.7
1-Core 122
2-Core 246
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 797
79% 645 Pts
64-Core 1,012
63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 144
Parallax 154
128% 152 fps
MRender 199
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
115% 146 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SX950U 480GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 455 460 473 479 482 479 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 482
Mixed 446
SusWrite 471
108% 478 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 52.9
183% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 393
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 300
247% 353 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85
31GB free
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 303 129 65 48 42 46 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 491
Mixed 374
SusWrite 105
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 42.4
4K Write 97.2
4K Mixed 51.3
181% 63.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 175
185% 305 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3466 MHz
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
127% Outstanding
MC Read 49.5
MC Write 47.8
MC Mixed 42.4
133% 46.6 GB/s
SC Read 29.2
SC Write 46.8
SC Mixed 35.3
106% 37.1 GB/s
Latency 62.8
64% 62.8 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 127%
Great: 110%

 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%
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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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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