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 (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 83.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive112% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 07:57
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Memory 87.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 222
80% 141 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 667
68% 549 Pts
64-Core 907
56% 907 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$45
300GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 426 417 423 420 421 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 481
Write 447
Mixed 204
SusWrite 422
87% 389 MB/s
4K Read 32
4K Write 99.3
4K Mixed 47
161% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 296
244% 348 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 112%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$79
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 179 184 182 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 138
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 182
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$171
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 41.3
MC Write 37.1
MC Mixed 34
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 27.4
74% 26 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%

 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 7,307 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: $721
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HDDRAMUSB
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