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 as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive116% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 12 '19 at 02:33
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
90.9% Outstanding
Memory 72.2
1-Core 150
2-Core 297
92% 173 Pts
4-Core 587
8-Core 942
94% 765 Pts
64-Core 1,423
88% 1,423 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90.9%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
89GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 477 216 130 112 111 108 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 501
Write 491
Mixed 407
SusWrite 192
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 44.3
4K Write 130
4K Mixed 63.1
217% 79.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 371
279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
936GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1575 1560 1584 1571 1593 1581 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,454
Write 1,586
Mixed 1054
SusWrite 1,578
320% 1,418 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 79.2
273% 99.6 MB/s
DQ Read 628
DQ Write 918
DQ Mixed 273
346% 606 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 274%
Great: 255%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0915
SusWrite @10s intervals: 41 42 41 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
24.1% Poor
Read 41.7
Write 41.5
Mixed 35.3
SusWrite 41.7
30% 40 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
157% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 97%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.1% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 25.7
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 17.7
SC Mixed 24.6
60% 21 GB/s
Latency 96.4
42% 96.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.1%
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 7,292 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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