MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 103%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (47th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 53 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics114% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive64.8% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 22 '19 at 09:50
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (47th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 69.8
1-Core 148
2-Core 299
91% 172 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 916
93% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,409
87% 1,409 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
114% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 137
Parallax 152
122% 146 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 129
Splatting 107
110% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 114%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial BX100 500GB-$49
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MU01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 187 276 304 308 306 306 MB/s
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
64.8% Good
Read 268
Write 267
Mixed 258
SusWrite 282
61% 269 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 62.5
4K Mixed 24.5
87% 34 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 256
DQ Mixed 148
133% 199 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 108%
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB
477GB free
Firmware: VB001D14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1214 1295 1396 1417 1430 1430 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
334% Outstanding
Read 2,870
Write 1,406
Mixed 1,356
SusWrite 1,364
388% 1,749 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 171
4K Mixed 83.5
289% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 1,235
DQ Write 869
DQ Mixed 1,190
851% 1,098 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 334%
Great: 309%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.3% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 25
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 23
56% 19.5 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 120%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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