MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 92.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive274% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 17 '19 at 13:19
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 81.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 279
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 867
88% 710 Pts
64-Core 1,032
64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
PNY(196E 130F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 119
Parallax 112
101% 118 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 104
Splatting 84.4
86% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 96%
Great: 97%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
745GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1510 1550 1574 1593 1591 1584 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,449
Write 1,547
Mixed 1,075
SusWrite 1,567
318% 1,410 MB/s
4K Read 57
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 79.9
278% 102 MB/s
DQ Read 634
DQ Write 910
DQ Mixed 273
346% 606 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 274%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 35.4
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 35.3
93% 32.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 32.4
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 78
51% 78 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 90.6%
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 7,290 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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