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 (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive80.8% 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
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 21:53
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 89.1
1-Core 114
2-Core 229
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 458
8-Core 740
73% 599 Pts
64-Core 998
62% 998 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Liteon CV3-CE256 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: TC81202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 241 214 217 208 239 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Read 475
Write 442
Mixed 391
SusWrite 230
86% 384 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 53.1
4K Mixed 30.9
123% 40.2 MB/s
DQ Read 262
DQ Write 202
DQ Mixed 227
171% 230 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 96%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA660 500GB
286GB free
Firmware: JP2OA41A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 98 97 96 100 96 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
53.3% Above average
Read 89
Write 121
Mixed 50.5
SusWrite 97
65% 89.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
130% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 19%
This bench: 53.3%
Great: 76%
UFD 2.0 Silicon-Power8G 8GB
0GB free, PID 3e00
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 16.8
Write 10
Mixed 8
13% 11.6 MB/s
4K Read 5
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
22% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 4% Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
111% Outstanding
MC Read 45.1
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 36
117% 40.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.7
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 68.4
58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 111%
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 7,293 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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