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 (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Boot Drive134% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime6.4 Days
Run DateDec 03 '19 at 18:36
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
92.1% Outstanding
Memory 90.1
1-Core 128
2-Core 257
88% 158 Pts
4-Core 506
8-Core 833
82% 669 Pts
64-Core 1,058
65% 1,058 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 92.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A1000 NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB-$53
148GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FK11.T Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 260 255 224 218 230 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
134% Outstanding
Read 826
Write 851
Mixed 778
SusWrite 276
153% 683 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 49.7
171% 61.9 MB/s
DQ Read 699
DQ Write 702
DQ Mixed 586
472% 662 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 134%
Great: 141%
Amd-raid Array 2 479GB
158GB free
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 272 138 173 191 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 730
Write 650
Mixed 531
SusWrite 232
120% 536 MB/s
4K Read 22.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 32
131% 53.8 MB/s
DQ Read 181
DQ Write 452
DQ Mixed 197
185% 277 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 162%
Amd-raid WDC WD10EZEX-00W 1TB
410GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 65 53 41 42 37 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
46.6% Average
Read 106
Write 112
Mixed 61.6
SusWrite 55.5
62% 83.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
213% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 39.4
MC Mixed 34.2
112% 39.3 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 41.2
SC Mixed 29.8
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 67.1
60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
Great: 109%

 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 7,280 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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