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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive238% 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory10.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime5 Days
Run DateMay 09 '19 at 23:02
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 80.8
1-Core 116
2-Core 228
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 686
70% 568 Pts
64-Core 881
54% 881 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$100
162GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 319 321 305 302 289 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
238% Outstanding
Read 2,494
Write 1,465
Mixed 1336
SusWrite 341
311% 1,409 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 133
4K Mixed 77.1
257% 89.4 MB/s
DQ Read 955
DQ Write 737
DQ Mixed 880
649% 857 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 238%
Great: 280%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
531GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 201 195 174 175 173 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 206
Write 202
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 187
123% 169 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 113%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D26BFSEK.8FD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 30.5
90% 31.5 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 32.2
SC Mixed 25.5
77% 26.9 GB/s
Latency 79.1
51% 79.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 96%

 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 7,290 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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