MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 90.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive111% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 31 '19 at 06:40
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 888
83% 688 Pts
64-Core 1,305
81% 1,305 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1630 MHz, MLim: 945 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.4.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 91.8
Parallax 178
99% 130 fps
MRender 90.7
Gravity 133
Splatting 131
99% 118 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
803GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 467 474 484 472 430 MB/s
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 491
Write 419
Mixed 320
SusWrite 466
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 37.6
154% 58.9 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 276
233% 339 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 111%
Great: 133%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB
5GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 43 48 47 44 48 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 12% Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42
MC Write 38
MC Mixed 35.8
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 28.1
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 106%
Great: 110%

 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 7,284 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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