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 (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive91.4% 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 19 '18 at 17:52
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 91.1
1-Core 117
2-Core 235
84% 148 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 689
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 941
58% 941 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
289GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 323 294 291 295 291 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Read 474
Write 302
Mixed 268
SusWrite 311
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 21.5
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 30.2
130% 54.3 MB/s
DQ Read 332
DQ Write 305
DQ Mixed 206
186% 281 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
671GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 116 117 118 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
68.2% Good
Read 121
Write 120
Mixed 62.5
SusWrite 117
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
134% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
120% Outstanding
MC Read 46.2
MC Write 44.4
MC Mixed 41.1
125% 43.9 GB/s
SC Read 28.2
SC Write 42.3
SC Mixed 34.1
100% 34.9 GB/s
Latency 65.6
61% 65.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 120%
Great: 112%

 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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