MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 25%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics18.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive229% 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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateJul 18 '19 at 20:16
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (83rd 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)
92.9% Outstanding
Memory 80.8
1-Core 144
2-Core 291
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 564
8-Core 890
90% 727 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560 Ti-$188
MSI(1462 2387) 2GB
CLim: 880 MHz, MLim: 1002 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
18.2% Very poor
Lighting 21.3
Reflection 25.1
Parallax 19
17% 21.8 fps
MRender 28
Gravity 21.8
Splatting 23
20% 24.3 fps
Poor: 15%
This bench: 18.2%
Great: 18%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001b31 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1195 1209 1208 986 165 192 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,958
Write 1,152
Mixed 968
SusWrite 826
272% 1,226 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 60.5
239% 95.8 MB/s
DQ Read 423
DQ Write 806
DQ Mixed 609
464% 613 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 229%
Great: 278%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
2TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 142 144 145 145 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Read 156
Write 132
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 144
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Wilk USB DISK 3.0 32GB
15GB free, PID 6300, GoodRam UTS3 32GB
Operating at USB 3.2 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 24 24 24 25 22 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
17.7% Very poor
Read 71.8
Write 22.5
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 22.9
44% 38.2 MB/s
4K Read 9.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
36% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 17.7%
Great: 25%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
87% Excellent
MC Read 33.3
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 33.2
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 25.9
SC Mixed 32.6
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 79.1
50% 79.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 87%
Great: 102%

 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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