MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 115%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics112% 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 Drive211% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateNov 04 '19 at 19:43
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 way above expectations (100th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 91.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 298
98% 180 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 1,117
102% 855 Pts
64-Core 1425
88% 1425 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 101%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.10.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 116
Parallax 259
115% 172 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 135
Splatting 161
115% 137 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 112%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB
271GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 605 504 517 524 518 509 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
211% Outstanding
Read 1,488
Write 1,985
Mixed 1539
SusWrite 529
312% 1,385 MB/s
4K Read 39.2
4K Write 140
4K Mixed 64.7
216% 81.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,311
DQ Write 1,009
DQ Mixed 407
509% 909 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 211%
Great: 267%
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
804GB free
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 471 447 436 438 433 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 477
Mixed 407
SusWrite 448
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 40.4
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 58.3
197% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 130
163% 290 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 126%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
MC Read 33.7
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 35.8
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 28
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 37.1
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 65.2
61% 65.2 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 118%

 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 7,288 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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