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 an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive256% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime2.8 Days
Run DateMay 12 '19 at 16:01
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU6%

 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 2600X-$189
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 757
77% 624 Pts
64-Core 986
61% 986 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 830 532 534 545 564 603 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
256% Outstanding
Read 2,491
Write 2,268
Mixed 1,656
SusWrite 601
391% 1,754 MB/s
4K Read 61.2
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 77.9
259% 88 MB/s
DQ Read 1,082
DQ Write 689
DQ Mixed 914
674% 895 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 256%
Great: 340%
Samsung 840 120GB-$109
55GB free
Firmware: DXT0AB0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 129 129 129 129 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
72.4% Very good
Read 483
Write 126
Mixed 131
SusWrite 129
47% 217 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 92.3
4K Mixed 21.1
120% 47.4 MB/s
DQ Read 330
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 50.2
84% 168 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.4%
Great: 73%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94
419GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 488 487 486 488 485 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 485
Mixed 393
SusWrite 487
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 43.7
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 57.7
193% 67.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 367
277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 127%
Great: 134%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$30
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 34.5
113% 39.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 40.6
SC Mixed 29
92% 32 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 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 7,316 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $701
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