MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 37%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 59%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 27%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 43.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive84.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Very high background CPU (57%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJul 07 '19 at 00:30
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 57%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
43.5% Average
Memory 65.2
1-Core 52.8
2-Core 106
46% 74.8 Pts
4-Core 131
8-Core 115
17% 123 Pts
64-Core 124
8% 124 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 81%
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 (96th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Lighting 96.7
Reflection 84
Parallax 73.9
79% 84.9 fps
MRender 66.8
Gravity 80.2
Splatting 78.1
62% 75 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
205GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 355 346 342 356 361 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Read 312
Write 398
Mixed 267
SusWrite 335
74% 328 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 56.4
4K Mixed 40.5
124% 41.5 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 265
DQ Mixed 182
164% 250 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
66.2% Good
MC Read 25
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 23.4
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 16
SC Write 21.6
SC Mixed 18.7
54% 18.8 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 66.2%
Great: 103%

 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 7,290 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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