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 (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is 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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '19 at 08:49
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 74.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 205
74% 131 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 742
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 1,013
63% 1,013 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$55
322GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 403 395 406 388 384 391 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 465
Write 351
Mixed 405
SusWrite 394
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 34.9
4K Write 94.7
4K Mixed 50.5
168% 60 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 295
243% 347 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 112%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 184 179 184 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 144
Mixed 77.5
SusWrite 183
106% 146 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 103%
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 (88th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
MC Read 41.1
MC Write 36.4
MC Mixed 33.8
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 32
SC Mixed 25.9
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 92
44% 92 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.3%
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 7,288 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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HDDRAMUSB
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