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 way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 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 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive122% 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)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 12 '19 at 21:26
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 127
2-Core 248
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 746
76% 616 Pts
64-Core 986
61% 986 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 86%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
247GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 473 475 476 451 397 397 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 474
Mixed 452
SusWrite 445
106% 471 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 54.7
186% 66.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 296
244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
105% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 39.1
MC Mixed 33.5
109% 38.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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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HDDRAMUSB
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