MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80.2% 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 Drive86.9% 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
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateSep 22 '19 at 17:14
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th 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 (96th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 84.8
1-Core 147
2-Core 290
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 529
8-Core 832
84% 680 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.2
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.2% Excellent
Lighting 95.6
Reflection 85.5
Parallax 151
78% 111 fps
MRender 83.4
Gravity 99.6
Splatting 120
85% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Tcsunbow X3 240GB
102GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1001A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 56 55 49 45 63 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Read 513
Write 455
Mixed 433
SusWrite 75.4
82% 369 MB/s
4K Read 39.1
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 33.4
163% 62.4 MB/s
DQ Read 261
DQ Write 340
DQ Mixed 49.4
107% 217 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 116%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
484GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 152 150 152 151 154 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 147
Write 155
Mixed 30
SusWrite 150
87% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.7
144% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34.8
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 34.1
79% 27.7 GB/s
Latency 72.1
55% 72.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.4%
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 7,316 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $701
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