MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 146%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 144%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics152% 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 Drive232% 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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 13 '19 at 20:47
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
96.5% Outstanding
Memory 81.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
96% 180 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,031
98% 814 Pts
64-Core 1,348
83% 1,348 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
152% Outstanding
Lighting 208
Reflection 223
Parallax 247
170% 226 fps
MRender 259
Gravity 203
Splatting 135
156% 199 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 152%
Great: 174%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
871GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1173 1540 1365 1092 296 352 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
232% Outstanding
Read 1,375
Write 1550
Mixed 1,085
SusWrite 970
280% 1,245 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 76.2
270% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 627
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 270
344% 602 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 232%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
86.4% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 33.4
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.7
SC Write 26.4
SC Mixed 31.7
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 77.6
52% 77.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 86.4%
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 7,310 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: $721
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