MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 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.
Graphics129% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive211% 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)
Memory13.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '19 at 00:54
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
Memory 92.5
1-Core 127
2-Core 250
88% 157 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 834
81% 664 Pts
64-Core 1015
63% 1015 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
PNY(196E 1211) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 431.36
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 180
Reflection 196
Parallax 177
146% 184 fps
MRender 126
Gravity 182
Splatting 125
117% 144 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
426GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1448 1523 721 136 103 107 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1452
Write 1553
Mixed 1,079
SusWrite 673
267% 1,189 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 73
250% 88.4 MB/s
DQ Read 633
DQ Write 902
DQ Mixed 268
342% 601 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 211%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$241
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
121% Outstanding
MC Read 49.4
MC Write 44.9
MC Mixed 37.7
126% 44 GB/s
SC Read 28
SC Write 45.9
SC Mixed 31.7
101% 35.2 GB/s
Latency 63.2
63% 63.2 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 121%
Great: 126%

 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 7,292 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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