MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.5% 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 Drive113% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 14 '19 at 14:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Memory 88.7
1-Core 123
2-Core 247
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 976
87% 735 Pts
64-Core 1,353
84% 1,353 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
75.5% Very good
Lighting 100
Reflection 89
Parallax 78.4
82% 89.1 fps
MRender 71
Gravity 81.7
Splatting 80
64% 77.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT1000MX500SSD4 1TB
880GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 318 399 452 456 428 416 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 456
Mixed 418
SusWrite 411
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 39.8
4K Write 98
4K Mixed 52.8
180% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 264
201% 270 MB/s
Poor: 86%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 186 185 187 186 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 156
Mixed 78
SusWrite 185
112% 153 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
106% Outstanding
MC Read 42.1
MC Write 38.6
MC Mixed 35.9
111% 38.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 36.9
SC Mixed 29
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%

 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 7,283 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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