MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive94.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190827
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 17 '19 at 21:03
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
84.2% Excellent
Memory 83.7
1-Core 117
2-Core 234
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 457
8-Core 684
71% 570 Pts
64-Core 942
58% 942 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 84.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 2040 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.7% Good
Lighting 92.3
Reflection 84
Parallax 73.8
75% 83.4 fps
MRender 67.9
Gravity 75.3
Splatting 72.3
59% 71.9 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
40GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 263 272 243 198 186 181 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Read 951
Write 455
Mixed 245
SusWrite 224
103% 469 MB/s
4K Read 25.1
4K Write 52.6
4K Mixed 29.7
104% 35.8 MB/s
DQ Read 259
DQ Write 227
DQ Mixed 260
190% 249 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 223%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
553GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 146 150 150 150 149 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Read 146
Write 153
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 149
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (93rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.9% Outstanding
MC Read 40.5
MC Write 35.7
MC Mixed 32.7
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 27.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 74
54% 74 ns
Poor: 54%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 101%

 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 7,284 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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