MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive49.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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
5 years ago, 5 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 16 '18 at 20:18
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600X-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 80.5
1-Core 119
2-Core 228
80% 142 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 742
73% 599 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 62%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 261 217 238 251 210 273 MB/s
Performing below potential (26th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
49.3% Average
Read 192
Write 94.5
Mixed 84.4
SusWrite 242
34% 153 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 19.5
4K Mixed 13.2
50% 15.9 MB/s
DQ Read 230
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 185
162% 237 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 49.3%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
930GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 178 180 168 182 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 171
Mixed 109
SusWrite 177
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Adata DashDrive UV150 USB 3.0 32GB-$15
29GB free, PID dc1a
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.7 7.7 7.8 11 9.1 10 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Read 55.6
Write 20.2
Mixed 5.8
SusWrite 8.7
23% 22.6 MB/s
4K Read 7.5
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 2.4
140% 3.6 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (88th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 36.7
MC Mixed 33.1
104% 36.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.2
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 79.6
50% 79.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 103%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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