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 above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive329% 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)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 15 '19 at 18:15
Run Duration211 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 82
1-Core 150
2-Core 300
96% 178 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 1,000
97% 795 Pts
64-Core 1,411
87% 1,411 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$73
412GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1880 1479 759 488 470 510 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
329% Outstanding
Read 2,809
Write 1,913
Mixed 1,532
SusWrite 931
399% 1,796 MB/s
4K Read 69.8
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 97.3
333% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,388
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 570
618% 1,038 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 329%
Great: 311%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
447GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 379 259 259 289 256 252 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
74.5% Very good
Read 234
Write 286
Mixed 255
SusWrite 282
60% 264 MB/s
4K Read 24.3
4K Write 80.1
4K Mixed 31.4
120% 45.3 MB/s
DQ Read 250
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 131
132% 213 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 74.5%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
87.6% Excellent
MC Read 32
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 33.6
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 35.2
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 76.9
52% 76.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.6%
Great: 109%

 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 7,312 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $703
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