MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics87.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 12 '19 at 09:33
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 19%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Memory 77.2
1-Core 146
2-Core 288
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 867
89% 720 Pts
64-Core 971
60% 971 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 116
Parallax 112
90% 112 fps
MRender 98
Gravity 101
Splatting 103
83% 101 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 120GB-$45
14GB free (System drive)
Firmware: O1230C
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 511
Write 391
Mixed 352
93% 418 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 43.4
154% 57.8 MB/s
DQ Read 280
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 240
199% 283 MB/s
Poor: 51% Great: 91%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46
130GB free
Firmware: M3CR022
SusWrite @10s intervals: 442 444 442 447 459 462 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 464
Mixed 440
SusWrite 449
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 54.4
184% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 298
244% 349 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 122%
Great: 125%
WD Purple 3TB (2014)-$81
583GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 74 71 69 67 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
36.8% Below average
Read 52.2
Write 59.5
Mixed 22.5
SusWrite 76.1
38% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
29% 0.27 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 36.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
57.4% Above average
MC Read 21.3
MC Write 19.1
MC Mixed 19.6
57% 20 GB/s
SC Read 18.4
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 19.5
53% 18.6 GB/s
Latency 86
46% 86 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 57.4%
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 7,293 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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