MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 29%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics26.6% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive50.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime6.9 Days
Run DateJan 16 '19 at 18:26
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 83.3
1-Core 117
2-Core 231
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 698
71% 575 Pts
64-Core 931
58% 931 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 760-$209
Palit(1569 1187) 2GB
CLim: 1202 MHz, MLim: 1502 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
26.6% Poor
Lighting 31
Reflection 28.4
Parallax 36
25% 31.8 fps
MRender 39.9
Gravity 37.6
Splatting 31.5
29% 36.3 fps
Poor: 24%
This bench: 26.6%
Great: 28%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 213 133 132 132 134 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
50.8% Above average
Read 286
Write 157
Mixed 180
SusWrite 146
43% 192 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 41.4
4K Mixed 22.8
94% 30.8 MB/s
DQ Read 40.3
DQ Write 43.1
DQ Mixed 38.9
30% 40.8 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 50.8%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
685GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 163 158 162 162 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
100% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 180
Mixed 113
SusWrite 162
118% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
246% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 100%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2666 C15 2x4GB-$47
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
99.2% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 36.6
MC Mixed 31.9
103% 35.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.4
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 28.5
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 74.7
54% 74.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.2%
Great: 98%

 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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