MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 53%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.5% 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 Drive80.8% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory9.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 30 '18 at 06:02
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 83.8
1-Core 114
2-Core 235
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 721
72% 584 Pts
64-Core 960
59% 960 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1544 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 411.70
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Lighting 69.7
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 64.6
57% 68.3 fps
MRender 73.8
Gravity 65
Splatting 58.1
53% 65.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0CB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 253 139 78 62 61 62 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 452
Write 372
Mixed 324
SusWrite 109
70% 315 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 43.8
152% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 39.3
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 49.5
83% 150 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 118%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
445GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 164 162 166 163 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 171
Mixed 75
SusWrite 162
110% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 103%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 2800 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 34.6
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 37.3
SC Mixed 29.2
88% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 73.9
54% 73.9 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 101%
Great: 99%

 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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