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 (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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive113% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 20 '19 at 22:45
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU0%

 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-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 74.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 239
79% 145 Pts
4-Core 474
8-Core 755
76% 615 Pts
64-Core 961
60% 961 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 336 319 303 295 302 304 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 471
Mixed 448
SusWrite 310
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 55.7
187% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 369
278% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 113%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda Green 1TB-$580
529GB free
Firmware: CC3C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 109 110 108 111 112 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
63.9% Good
Read 113
Write 112
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 110
72% 98.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.7
127% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 63.9%
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 above expectations (83rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 41.2
MC Mixed 35
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 34
SC Mixed 28.9
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 90.9
44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 107%
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 7,284 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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