MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
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 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 96.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.7% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 20:24
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User THA-User
Background CPU4%
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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-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.2% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 149
2-Core 295
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 584
8-Core 873
91% 728 Pts
64-Core 1,082
67% 1,082 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.5
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Lighting 109
Reflection 80.4
Parallax 168
89% 119 fps
MRender 80.1
Gravity 112
Splatting 117
86% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid WDC WDS240G2G0B- 240GB
87GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ500000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 11 220 102 67 86 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 348
Write 103
Mixed 7
SusWrite 86.6
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 18.4
4K Write 0.2
4K Mixed 1
882% 6.53 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 126%
Great: 166%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
710GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 74 75 74 75 74 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
70% Very good
Read 170
Write 79
Mixed 57
SusWrite 74.2
70% 95 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.9
173% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 70%
Great: 109%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
188GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 128 124 128 128 128 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.8% Excellent
Read 172
Write 148
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 127
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 1
188% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 78.CAGSV.B770B 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
86.8% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 34.5
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 32.8
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 74.1
54% 74.1 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 86.8%
Great: 102%

 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 7,283 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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