MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 52%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (98th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 2 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 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics57.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive118% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 19 '19 at 19:28
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 90.1
1-Core 121
2-Core 241
85% 151 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 698
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 950
59% 950 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1519 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
57.9% Above average
Lighting 73.6
Reflection 72
Parallax 64.2
60% 69.9 fps
MRender 74.5
Gravity 65.4
Splatting 60.3
54% 66.7 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 57.9%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 240GB
157GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Q0526A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 284 286 290 291 291 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 465
Mixed 436
SusWrite 311
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 45
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 60.3
200% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 136
167% 294 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 118%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$78
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.2
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 35.1
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 109%
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 7,283 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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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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