MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics53.2% 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 Drive194% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 23 '18 at 06:07
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
85% Excellent
Memory 75.8
1-Core 131
2-Core 256
84% 155 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 990
88% 747 Pts
64-Core 1360
84% 1360 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 85%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.2% Above average
Lighting 66.3
Reflection 69.8
Parallax 92.9
54% 76.3 fps
MRender 70.4
Gravity 64.3
Splatting 57
52% 63.9 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BPXP 240GB
201GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 986 490 287 293 292 292 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 1,476
Write 991
Mixed 993
SusWrite 440
217% 975 MB/s
4K Read 43.5
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 67.5
236% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 705
DQ Write 852
DQ Mixed 706
553% 755 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 194%
Great: 206%
SanDisk Ultra Plus 128GB-$75
30GB free
Firmware: X2316RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 123 135 124 126 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
74.8% Very good
Read 475
Write 186
Mixed 149
SusWrite 131
52% 235 MB/s
4K Read 27.4
4K Write 81.5
4K Mixed 29.5
122% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 311
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 117
120% 198 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 74.8%
Great: 91%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$39
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 217 220 217 223 222 224 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 169
Mixed 65.1
SusWrite 221
120% 165 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.7
4K Mixed 1.2
244% 1.97 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 123%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.6% Excellent
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 29.7
MC Mixed 27.2
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 24.1
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 88.7
45% 88.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 110%

 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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