MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics106% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive233% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory8.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateJun 13 '19 at 01:22
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 128
2-Core 256
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 917
86% 713 Pts
64-Core 1,361
84% 1,361 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing below potential (67th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
106% Outstanding
Lighting 132
Reflection 124
Parallax 127
108% 128 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 127
Splatting 102
108% 137 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 106%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$92
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 303 305 305 302 305 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
233% Outstanding
Read 2419
Write 1,459
Mixed 1244
SusWrite 334
301% 1,364 MB/s
4K Read 58.3
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 75.6
252% 86.4 MB/s
DQ Read 965
DQ Write 733
DQ Mixed 897
658% 865 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 233%
Great: 280%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
746GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 479 481 485 490 491 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 490
Mixed 464
SusWrite 483
110% 486 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 59.3
199% 71.2 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 371
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 42.4
MC Write 36.3
MC Mixed 33.9
107% 37.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 28
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 104%
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 7,292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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