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 way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 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 99.9%, 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)
Memory14.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 00:42
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 593
8-Core 947
95% 770 Pts
64-Core 1,102
68% 1,102 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Evo 250GB-$95
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXT0DB6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 285 285 285 285 285 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 496
Mixed 381
SusWrite 290
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 43.6
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 57.3
199% 71.1 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 233
213% 325 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 116%
Great: 118%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
298GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 497 497 497 497 497 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 486
Mixed 421
SusWrite 496
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 45.7
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 63.5
216% 77.4 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 370
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 134%
Great: 134%
WD Red 3TB (2012)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 133 135 136 136 136 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 144
Write 138
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 135
92% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3466 MHz clocked @ 1733 MHz
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 26.1
MC Mixed 38.3
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 35.9
84% 29.3 GB/s
Latency 68.1
59% 68.1 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 113%

 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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HDDRAMUSB
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