MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics55.6% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive222% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 04 '19 at 12:09
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (88th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 80.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 283
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 839
86% 693 Pts
64-Core 1055
65% 1055 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.16
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
55.6% Above average
Lighting 69.5
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 89.5
57% 75.8 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 72.5
Splatting 57
54% 66.8 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
325GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 887 910 911 921 918 909 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,427
Write 922
Mixed 892
SusWrite 909
232% 1,038 MB/s
4K Read 60.7
4K Write 136
4K Mixed 77.5
263% 91.4 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 882
DQ Mixed 219
280% 483 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 222%
Great: 242%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 180 178 181 179 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 129
Mixed 86.3
SusWrite 180
104% 143 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 102%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
58.2% Above average
MC Read 21.4
MC Write 19
MC Mixed 19.2
57% 19.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 20.5
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 78.8
51% 78.8 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 59%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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