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 (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive72.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '19 at 13:12
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (62nd 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 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
84% 151 Pts
4-Core 483
8-Core 746
76% 615 Pts
64-Core 1,015
63% 1,015 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba HG6 256GB
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JURA0101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 150 150 130 219 387 347 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.7% Very good
Read 358
Write 237
Mixed 290
SusWrite 230
62% 279 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 57.6
4K Mixed 35.4
110% 38.4 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 179
143% 204 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 109%
SanDisk Ultra II 960GB-$226
573GB free
Firmware: X41100RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 216 186 193 154 203 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 470
Write 446
Mixed 312
SusWrite 219
81% 362 MB/s
4K Read 26.2
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 30.2
104% 34.8 MB/s
DQ Read 303
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 137
146% 242 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
102% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 33.5
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 38.4
SC Mixed 29.2
89% 31 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 102%
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 7,310 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: $721
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