MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 40%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (31st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 69 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 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 70.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics58.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive76.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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)
Memory3.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 23 '20 at 17:30
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing below expectations (31st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (19th percentile)
70.2% Very good
Memory 78.5
1-Core 113
2-Core 210
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 333
8-Core 606
56% 469 Pts
64-Core 895
55% 895 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 70.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
Asus(1043 8769) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (64th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
58.5% Above average
Lighting 76.6
Reflection 71.9
Parallax 76.6
62% 75 fps
MRender 63.9
Gravity 70.3
Splatting 55.2
51% 63.1 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 58.5%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 221 181 174 166 156 145 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 467
Write 202
Mixed 244
SusWrite 174
60% 271 MB/s
4K Read 31.1
4K Write 64
4K Mixed 26.2
115% 40.4 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 236
DQ Mixed 226
186% 268 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 128%
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40
80GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 316 359 406 386 410 337 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 419
Write 367
Mixed 384
SusWrite 369
87% 384 MB/s
4K Read 37.7
4K Write 81
4K Mixed 31.1
140% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 279
232% 334 MB/s
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 123%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 2400 C15 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
39.4% Below average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 11.5
MC Mixed 13.5
38% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.2
SC Write 8.8
SC Mixed 11.7
33% 11.6 GB/s
Latency 83.4
48% 83.4 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 39.4%
Great: 49%

 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 7,284 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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