MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 27%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 26%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (90th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 10 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 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.
Graphics20.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive48.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181219
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateSep 04 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 84.8
1-Core 120
2-Core 241
83% 149 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 758
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 979
61% 979 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 570-$350
Asus(1043 8387) 1.2GB
CLim: 742 MHz, MLim: 950 MHz, Ram: 1.2GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
20.8% Poor
Lighting 24.6
Reflection 37.7
Parallax 27.7
20% 30 fps
MRender 37.8
Gravity 20.2
Splatting 25.3
22% 27.8 fps
Poor: 18%
This bench: 20.8%
Great: 22%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS240G2G0B-00EPW0 240GB
177GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UJ450000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 48 23 32 21 150 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 454
Write 363
Mixed 308
SusWrite 74.4
67% 300 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 31.2
4K Mixed 16.8
70% 23.1 MB/s
DQ Read 115
DQ Write 84.7
DQ Mixed 40.4
46% 80 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 55%
Seagate STM3500418AS 500GB
425GB free
Firmware: CC37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 124 123 124 126 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
72.2% Very good
Read 128
Write 126
Mixed 70
SusWrite 124
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 71%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
102% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 33.4
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 28.9
88% 30.9 GB/s
Latency 72.1
55% 72.1 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 102%
Great: 103%

 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 7,280 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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