MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Destroyer
Workstation
Workstation 14%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith an average single core score, this CPU can handle browsing the web, email, video playback and the majority of general computing tasks including light gaming when coupled with an appropriate GPU. Finally, with a gaming score of 59.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics14.3% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive36% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory3.6 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime2 Days
Run DateSep 08 '20 at 03:31
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User NPL-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
59.6% Above average
Memory 69.4
1-Core 72.5
2-Core 115
53% 85.8 Pts
4-Core 268
8-Core 639
52% 454 Pts
64-Core 1,049
65% 1,049 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 59.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-$120
Nvidia(10DE 1016) 2GB
CLim: 928 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
14.3% Very poor
Lighting 17
Reflection 15.6
Parallax 20.8
14% 17.8 fps
MRender 21.7
Gravity 20.4
Splatting 15
15% 19 fps
Poor: 13%
This bench: 14.3%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
M.2 256GB 256GB
98GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0918A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 9.3 38 10 22 17 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
36% Below average
Read 482
Write 408
Mixed 20.7
SusWrite 49
53% 240 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 0.5
45% 13.5 MB/s
DQ Read 65.5
DQ Write 16.7
DQ Mixed 0.7
11% 27.6 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 36%
Great: 93%
WD Purple Surveillance 2TB (2017)-$70
916GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 113 111 112 110 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
64.4% Good
Read 113
Write 108
Mixed 48
SusWrite 111
69% 95.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 64.4%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2666 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
50.5% Above average
MC Read 19
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 16.5
50% 17.7 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 16.5
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 25%
This bench: 50.5%
Great: 52%

 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 7,281 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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