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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive210% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181219
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '19 at 14:31
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User SVN-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 82.3
1-Core 121
2-Core 239
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 669
62% 519 Pts
64-Core 650
40% 650 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
444GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 912 902 934 763 604 776 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
210% Outstanding
Read 1,406
Write 926
Mixed 891
SusWrite 815
226% 1,010 MB/s
4K Read 54.9
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 70.7
249% 89 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 883
DQ Mixed 222
282% 483 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 210%
Great: 242%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 16GB-$17
7GB free, PID 5580
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 38 39 38 36 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
46.8% Average
Read 39.4
Write 39.6
Mixed 28.5
SusWrite 37.9
49% 36.3 MB/s
4K Read 9
4K Write 10
4K Mixed 7.2
618% 8.73 MB/s
DQ Read 9.7
DQ Write 10.6
DQ Mixed 8.2
675% 9.5 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.8%
Great: 81%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30CESTK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
103% Outstanding
MC Read 42.3
MC Write 38.2
MC Mixed 34.1
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 33.1
SC Mixed 25.3
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 103%
Great: 107%

 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 7,290 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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