MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 79.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive90.1% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime1.9 Days
Run DateAug 14 '19 at 14:14
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 below expectations (30th percentile)
79.8% Very good
Memory 71
1-Core 146
2-Core 288
89% 168 Pts
4-Core 475
8-Core 835
79% 655 Pts
64-Core 1,030
64% 1,030 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.5
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Lighting 96.4
Reflection 84
Parallax 152
79% 111 fps
MRender 83.2
Gravity 101
Splatting 119
85% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 240GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 374 118 74 56 49 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
90.1% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 447
Mixed 433
SusWrite 174
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 32.3
158% 61 MB/s
DQ Read 199
DQ Write 339
DQ Mixed 47.2
98% 195 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 90.1%
Great: 116%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
625GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 162 164 165 167 167 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
92.9% Outstanding
Read 159
Write 167
Mixed 31.2
SusWrite 165
94% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 92.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.7
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 24.4
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 99.1
40% 99.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 109%

 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 7,316 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $701
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