MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 86.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics47.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive108% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory2.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '19 at 19:32
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 248
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 820
80% 657 Pts
64-Core 997
62% 997 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 470-$126
CLim: 1230 MHz, MLim: 1650 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.28
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
47.9% Average
Lighting 59.4
Reflection 64.3
Parallax 75.4
48% 66.4 fps
MRender 62.1
Gravity 57.9
Splatting 53
47% 57.7 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 47.9%
Great: 47%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX900 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$33
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R1115D0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 7.6 52 49 17 107 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 1650
Write 203
Mixed 87.3
SusWrite 60.1
106% 500 MB/s
4K Read 49.1
4K Write 11.7
4K Mixed 2.6
84% 21.1 MB/s
DQ Read 682
DQ Write 13.3
DQ Mixed 7.2
90% 234 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 108%
Great: 228%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
689GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 176 173 174 173 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 184
Mixed 82.3
SusWrite 175
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 103%
Great: 113%
ADATA HD710 1TB
892GB free, PID a15a
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 0 36 37 37 37 37 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
17.8% Very poor
Read 37.5
Write 37.5
Mixed 23
SusWrite 30.6
43% 32.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.6
84% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 17.8%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IRX3000D464L16S/8G 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
49.7% Average
MC Read 18.9
MC Write 16.5
MC Mixed 14.7
48% 16.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.9
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 16.2
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 79.9
50% 79.9 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 49.7%
Great: 108%

 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 7,293 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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