MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics71.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 12 '19 at 00:12
Run Duration118 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3200G-$75
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 71.2
1-Core 119
2-Core 238
78% 143 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 465
62% 466 Pts
64-Core 457
28% 457 Pts
Poor: 46%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 74%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
EVGA(3842 1163) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 419.67
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
71.1% Very good
Lighting 93.4
Reflection 84
Parallax 73.4
76% 83.6 fps
MRender 70.3
Gravity 79.7
Splatting 74.3
61% 74.8 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 71.1%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
92GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 260 410 351 253 327 290 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 475
Write 432
Mixed 382
SusWrite 315
90% 401 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 48.7
169% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 328
DQ Mixed 228
206% 313 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 107%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
75.3% Very good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 25.9
79% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 21.6
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 98.7
40% 98.7 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 104%

 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 7,290 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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