MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 10%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 10%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics7.12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive86% 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)
Memory4.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateNov 11 '18 at 18:03
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 75.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 243
81% 148 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 698
74% 590 Pts
64-Core 976
60% 976 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 730
Asus(1043 850C) 2GB
CLim: 901 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 416.16
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
7.12% Terrible
Lighting 8.93
Reflection 7.85
Parallax 9.22
7% 8.67 fps
MRender 11
Gravity 7.33
Splatting 7.17
7% 8.52 fps
Poor: 3%
This bench: 7.12%
Great: 7%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
151GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 292 292 294 300 296 299 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
86% Excellent
Read 510
Write 287
Mixed 249
SusWrite 295
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 27.6
117% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 279
DQ Mixed 211
176% 253 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 86%
Great: 128%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
605GB free, PID 0900
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 118 119 119 117 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
48.1% Average
Read 141
Write 142
Mixed 20
SusWrite 118
136% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.5
39% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.1%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2400 C15 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40% Average
MC Read 14.7
MC Write 12.7
MC Mixed 12.6
38% 13.3 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 13
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 40%
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 7,283 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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