MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics84.6% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive98.6% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateOct 06 '18 at 17:36
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 87.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 253
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 846
82% 676 Pts
64-Core 1,040
64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2192 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 398.82
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 117
Parallax 108
85% 110 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 100
Splatting 101
83% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
414GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 407 479 488 437 294 MB/s
Performing below expectations (36th percentile)
98.6% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 487
Mixed 466
SusWrite 420
106% 469 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 79
4K Mixed 48.9
161% 55.1 MB/s
DQ Read 35.2
DQ Write 69.2
DQ Mixed 45.9
37% 50.1 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98.6%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
748GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 190 191 188 191 191 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 178
Mixed 85.8
SusWrite 190
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 107%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3466 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 47
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 34.3
116% 40.6 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 44.4
SC Mixed 29.5
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 112%
Great: 114%

 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 7,317 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: $695
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