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 (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive282% 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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '19 at 07:41
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (84th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 87.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 251
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 848
82% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,336
83% 1,336 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2211 847 821 822 822 824 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 2,514
Write 2074
Mixed 1,806
SusWrite 1,058
417% 1863 MB/s
4K Read 59.4
4K Write 126
4K Mixed 79.5
258% 88.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,033
DQ Write 606
DQ Mixed 850
625% 830 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 282%
Great: 355%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
232GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 380 220 219 219 220 219 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 483
Mixed 359
SusWrite 246
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 52.7
181% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 268
226% 329 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
736GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 169 172 172 171 167 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 200
Write 163
Mixed 103
SusWrite 170
117% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.7
MC Write 33
MC Mixed 31.9
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 33
SC Mixed 26.3
78% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 70
57% 70 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 104%

 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 7,305 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $727
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