MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.4% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 16 '19 at 19:54
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User ESP-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 74.3
1-Core 143
2-Core 283
89% 167 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 835
87% 696 Pts
64-Core 1,004
62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 868B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 431.60
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
92.4% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 113
Parallax 107
97% 113 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 100
Splatting 81.5
84% 106 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.4%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,408
Write 2,155
Mixed 1,515
450% 2,026 MB/s
4K Read 62.6
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 88.2
301% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,018
DQ Write 1,099
DQ Mixed 1154
842% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
930GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8R0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 185 185 187 189 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 184
Write 180
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 187
103% 143 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
149% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.8% Good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 28
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.5
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 24.3
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 91.8
44% 91.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 69.8%
Great: 113%

 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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