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 (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive87.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateAug 08 '19 at 20:44
Run Duration135 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 83
1-Core 144
2-Core 260
90% 162 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 824
76% 637 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Burst 240GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 116 137 144 100 98 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Read 461
Write 120
Mixed 280
SusWrite 173
57% 259 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 81.2
4K Mixed 39.9
152% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 254
DQ Write 295
DQ Mixed 199
171% 249 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 94%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
89GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 150 103 99 99 136 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
76.5% Very good
Read 143
Write 128
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 123
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
230% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 76.5%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
794GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 193 201 192 198 192 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 187
Write 192
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 196
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 110%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 32.8
78% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 75.2
53% 75.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.7%
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 7,306 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: $721
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