MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive50.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190827
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 26 '19 at 23:25
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 79.5
1-Core 114
2-Core 228
78% 140 Pts
4-Core 452
8-Core 454
60% 453 Pts
64-Core 450
28% 450 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 79%
Great: 68%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e100 256G 256GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0222A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 341 82 66 61 57 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
50.4% Above average
Read 498
Write 436
Mixed 426
SusWrite 111
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 28.3
4K Write 13.3
4K Mixed 0.9
51% 14.2 MB/s
DQ Read 202
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 1.2
64% 153 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 50.4%
Great: 103%
WD WD5000LPLX-00ZNTT0 500GB
341GB free
Firmware: 05.01A05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 135 136 136 135 135 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Read 150
Write 144
Mixed 71
SusWrite 135
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.7
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 32%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 82%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D30BET4K.C8FD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (94th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.3% Above average
MC Read 20.6
MC Write 19.7
MC Mixed 17.7
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.9
SC Write 19.9
SC Mixed 17.9
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 81.4
49% 81.4 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 56.3%
Great: 56%

 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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