MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics31.6% 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 Drive67.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 22 '19 at 01:13
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 116
2-Core 233
80% 144 Pts
4-Core 459
8-Core 761
74% 610 Pts
64-Core 926
57% 926 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1050
EVGA(3842 6153) 3GB
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 3GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
31.6% Below average
Lighting 41.1
Reflection 32.6
Parallax 39
34% 37.5 fps
MRender 29.2
Gravity 39.4
Splatting 33.1
28% 33.9 fps
Poor: 26%
This bench: 31.6%
Great: 30%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP M700 120GB
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1024A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 300 87 90 94 92 85 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
67.2% Good
Read 449
Write 421
Mixed 236
SusWrite 124
69% 308 MB/s
4K Read 39.4
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 20
118% 40.6 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 152
DQ Mixed 43.4
65% 121 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 67.2%
Great: 98%
WD Blue 2.5" 500GB-$22
464GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 106 107 108 107 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
60.7% Good
Read 105
Write 98
Mixed 55.7
SusWrite 107
67% 91.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 60.7%
Great: 61%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
MC Read 38.4
MC Write 35.4
MC Mixed 31.7
100% 35.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 35.4
SC Mixed 28.9
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 104%

 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 7,284 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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