MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 22%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive30% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateSep 10 '20 at 16:24
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$98
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 233
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 403
8-Core 674
66% 539 Pts
64-Core 673
42% 673 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7C02) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.8.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 23.8
Reflection 19.5
Parallax 31.7
19% 25 fps
MRender 13.4
Gravity 25.9
Splatting 23.9
18% 21.1 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Ramsta R800 120GB
57GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RS71V0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 2.5 5.6 22 23 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
30% Below average
Read 378
Write 324
Mixed 17.5
SusWrite 66.9
43% 196 MB/s
4K Read 17.6
4K Write 10.7
4K Mixed 0.9
34% 9.73 MB/s
DQ Read 71.8
DQ Write 13
DQ Mixed 0.8
11% 28.5 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 30%
Great: 76%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$45
716GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 130 130 129 131 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
69.4% Good
Read 112
Write 124
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 130
72% 99.7 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
166% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown JHD2400U1708JY 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
82.5% Excellent
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 31.4
MC Mixed 27
85% 29.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 24.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 89.9
44% 89.9 ns
Poor: 46%
This bench: 82.5%
Great: 85%

 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 7,314 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $699
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