MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 37%
Jet ski
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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics53% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive112% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory4.9 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 03:08
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 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 3 2200G-$104
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.5 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 73.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 212
72% 130 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 434
58% 434 Pts
64-Core 433
27% 433 Pts
Poor: 43%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 72%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
EVGA(3842 2978) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1531 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53% Above average
Lighting 65.5
Reflection 69.7
Parallax 63.1
53% 66.1 fps
MRender 74
Gravity 64.1
Splatting 57
52% 65 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 53%
Great: 54%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 512G 512GB
320GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 40101000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 381 431 432 431 430 431 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 432
Mixed 247
SusWrite 422
89% 399 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 86.9
4K Mixed 48
164% 57.3 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 146
167% 287 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
Great: 119%
USB Flash DISK 16GB
10GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 7.4 9.3 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
5.8% Terrible
Read 16.7
Write 7.2
Mixed 7.5
SusWrite 9.2
12% 10.2 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
22% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 5.8%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-2133 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (92nd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.6% Very good
MC Read 29
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 27.1
81% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 29.9
SC Mixed 21.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 94.1
42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 40%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 83%

 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 7,294 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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