MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 31%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 72.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics33.1% 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 Drive84% 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory3.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 19 '21 at 04:56
Run Duration250 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 54%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
72.1% Very good
Memory 74.5
1-Core 107
2-Core 205
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 375
8-Core 676
63% 525 Pts
64-Core 1,282
79% 1,282 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
33.1% Below average
Lighting 42.5
Reflection 38.1
Parallax 29.4
35% 36.7 fps
MRender 35.5
Gravity 40.4
Splatting 34.8
30% 36.9 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 33.1%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
374GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 302 304 309 309 310 310 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
84% Excellent
Read 428
Write 311
Mixed 306
SusWrite 307
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 66.4
4K Mixed 29.3
108% 39.7 MB/s
DQ Read 362
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 246
209% 306 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 84%
Great: 129%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
160GB free
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 362 381 371 372 374 372 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Read 433
Write 414
Mixed 390
SusWrite 372
91% 403 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 64.8
4K Mixed 40.7
134% 45.7 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 244
196% 276 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 197 201 200 198 195 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 197
Write 170
Mixed 80.1
SusWrite 197
118% 161 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 113%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
74.2% Very good
MC Read 30.2
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 27.4
79% 27.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 18.7
SC Mixed 18.8
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 91.3
44% 91.3 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 88%

 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 7,292 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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