MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 84.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics99% 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 Drive52.3% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateSep 30 '19 at 16:07
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
84.1% Excellent
Memory 77.3
1-Core 125
2-Core 248
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 765
77% 627 Pts
64-Core 993
62% 993 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 84.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2435) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 425.31
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99% Outstanding
Lighting 128
Reflection 138
Parallax 128
104% 131 fps
MRender 97.2
Gravity 124
Splatting 105
89% 109 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 99%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
37GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 521ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 73 75 74 75 73 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
52.3% Above average
Read 122
Write 106
Mixed 124
SusWrite 75.2
24% 107 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 86.7
4K Mixed 32.6
123% 47.5 MB/s
DQ Read 120
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 94.7
76% 106 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 52.3%
Great: 73%
Intel X25-M 160GB
125GB free
Firmware: 2CV102HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 105 100 106 103 104 107 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
45.7% Average
Read 252
Write 107
Mixed 134
SusWrite 104
33% 149 MB/s
4K Read 21.7
4K Write 65.6
4K Mixed 12
83% 33.1 MB/s
DQ Read 148
DQ Write 89.1
DQ Mixed 82.1
71% 106 MB/s
Poor: 25%
This bench: 45.7%
Great: 46%
WD WD7500AZEX-00ZF5A0 750GB
220GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 98 99 99 99 100 98 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
65% Good
Read 127
Write 107
Mixed 70.2
SusWrite 98.8
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
212% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 65%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C18D4/8G CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Kingston KHX3200C18D4/8G 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.8% Average
MC Read 14.4
MC Write 13.4
MC Mixed 12.3
38% 13.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.7
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 15.2
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 85.6
47% 85.6 ns
Poor: 41%
This bench: 40.8%
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 7,292 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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