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 (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive127% 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 20 '19 at 13:18
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU9%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.4% Outstanding
Memory 83.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 289
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 822
87% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,074
66% 1,074 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
834GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 483 484 485 435 480 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 482
Mixed 447
SusWrite 474
108% 478 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 58.1
198% 71.6 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 364
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
23GB free
Firmware: R0105A
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 509
Write 438
Mixed 27.5
71% 325 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 17.1
4K Mixed 0.6
58% 16.6 MB/s
DQ Read 243
DQ Write 213
DQ Mixed 49.9
86% 169 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
409GB free
Firmware: CC44
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 93 95 95 93 94 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
54.2% Above average
Read 95
Write 79.5
Mixed 53.8
SusWrite 93.7
59% 80.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.9
159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 54.2%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
87% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.6
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 25.2
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 33.1
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 73.6
54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 57%
This bench: 87%
Great: 111%

 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 7,283 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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