MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive104% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory3.3 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 22 '19 at 05:31
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 126
2-Core 237
82% 148 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 710
70% 571 Pts
64-Core 1,178
73% 1,178 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 418.91
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
34% Below average
Lighting 42.6
Reflection 32.5
Parallax 43.7
35% 39.6 fps
MRender 38.7
Gravity 43.3
Splatting 38
33% 40 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
628GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 441 450 455 452 453 448 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Read 466
Write 432
Mixed 305
SusWrite 450
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 28.7
4K Write 91.5
4K Mixed 36.3
138% 52.2 MB/s
DQ Read 364
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 269
227% 328 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 104%
Great: 133%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
467GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 133 134 135 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 156
Write 145
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 133
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 2133 C15 2x4GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 28
83% 28.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.5
SC Write 25.6
SC Mixed 24
67% 23.4 GB/s
Latency 79
51% 79 ns
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 80%

 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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