MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics54.5% 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 Drive77.3% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (85%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 30 '18 at 13:44
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 85%
Watch Gameplay: 1060-3GB + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 1400-$87
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
67.9% Good
Memory 75.6
1-Core 98.8
2-Core 196
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 325
8-Core 533
52% 429 Pts
64-Core 544
34% 544 Pts
Poor: 51%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 69%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-3GB-$119
Asus(1043 85CA) 3GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 417.22
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Lighting 66.4
Reflection 66.8
Parallax 58.5
54% 63.9 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 64.7
Splatting 67
55% 67.6 fps
Poor: 48%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
96GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 125 151 192 143 149 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 294
Write 250
Mixed 211
SusWrite 156
51% 228 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 76.1
4K Mixed 41.2
144% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 295
DQ Write 222
DQ Mixed 166
149% 228 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 94%
Samsung MZNTE256HMHP-000L7 256GB
237GB free
Firmware: EXT28L6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 208 256 258 258 258 255 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 501
Write 261
Mixed 196
SusWrite 249
67% 302 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 32.1
141% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 265
DQ Write 247
DQ Mixed 78.1
107% 197 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 89%
Great: 91%
WD WD1002FBYS-02A6B0 1TB
487GB free
Firmware: 00.0NA01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 85 86 86 85 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
50.1% Above average
Read 88.5
Write 90.5
Mixed 59.9
SusWrite 85.7
60% 81.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
189% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 50.1%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 37.3
MC Mixed 32.3
102% 35.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 33.7
SC Mixed 26.5
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 89.2
45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 99%

 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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