MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics89.6% 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 Drive229% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateNov 16 '19 at 14:29
Run Duration253 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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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 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Memory 83.5
1-Core 154
2-Core 307
97% 181 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 940
95% 768 Pts
64-Core 1,095
68% 1,095 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2177 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.15
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
89.6% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 120
Parallax 104
92% 112 fps
MRender 105
Gravity 105
Splatting 104
86% 105 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 89.6%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37
228GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1035 746 746 745 746 608 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
229% Outstanding
Read 1,232
Write 1,387
Mixed 1,113
SusWrite 771
254% 1,126 MB/s
4K Read 49.6
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 75.9
271% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,086
DQ Write 1,093
DQ Mixed 1,090
819% 1,090 MB/s
Poor: 133%
This bench: 229%
Great: 228%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$74
765GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 469 471 474 450 419 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 474
Mixed 430
SusWrite 457
105% 468 MB/s
4K Read 42.2
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 56.8
197% 70.9 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 310
250% 354 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 126%
Great: 125%
Tcsunbow X3 480GB
184GB free
Firmware: S0424A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 15 386 11 12 49 56 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
57.2% Above average
Read 511
Write 456
Mixed 373
SusWrite 88
80% 357 MB/s
4K Read 27
4K Write 123
4K Mixed 0.7
107% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 108
DQ Write 13.7
DQ Mixed 0.6
16% 40.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 57.2%
Great: 99%
Patriot Torch LE 480GB
358GB free
Firmware: SAFM12.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 391 148 177 179 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
99.5% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 491
Mixed 378
SusWrite 259
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 98.1
4K Mixed 42
155% 57.6 MB/s
DQ Read 325
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 201
191% 296 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 99.5%
Great: 101%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$99
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 168 168 168 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Read 153
Write 142
Mixed 46
SusWrite 166
92% 127 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMR32GX4M4C3000C15 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.1
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 37.9
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 23
SC Mixed 36.1
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 119%

 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 7,323 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $695
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