MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics61.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive192% 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181219
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateFeb 11 '19 at 16:28
Run Duration217 Seconds
Run User SYC-User
Background CPU0%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 91
1-Core 132
2-Core 260
90% 161 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 886
84% 693 Pts
64-Core 1,367
85% 1,367 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1420 MHz, MLim: 2200 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
61.1% Good
Lighting 78.1
Reflection 72.2
Parallax 94.9
64% 81.7 fps
MRender 72.7
Gravity 78.1
Splatting 59.3
56% 70 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BPXP 240GB
82GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM11.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 353 390 375 379 255 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
192% Outstanding
Read 1,534
Write 992
Mixed 1,019
SusWrite 367
217% 978 MB/s
4K Read 46.4
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 67.5
242% 91.6 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 821
DQ Mixed 477
438% 665 MB/s
Poor: 115%
This bench: 192%
Great: 206%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76
371GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 915 498 510 511 391 290 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 74% Great: 129%
WD WD20EURX 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 216 212 215 216 214 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 198
Write 194
Mixed 60.6
SusWrite 213
121% 166 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4.1
4K Mixed 1.1
240% 2.07 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 118%
Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra Fit 124GB
116GB free, PID 5583, Scandisk
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 132
Write 71.9
Mixed 82.9
112% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 2.1
136% 2.1 MB/s
Poor: 9% Great: 37%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
Performing below potential (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
108% Outstanding
MC Read 44.9
MC Write 39
MC Mixed 32.4
111% 38.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 43.6
SC Mixed 30.6
97% 33.9 GB/s
Latency 65.8
61% 65.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 108%
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 7,318 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $695
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