MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (94th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 6 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90% 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 Drive124% 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 09 '19 at 00:09
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (94th 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 88.7
1-Core 126
2-Core 253
87% 156 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 844
82% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,041
64% 1,041 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2126 MHz, MLim: 2217 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Lighting 111
Reflection 120
Parallax 105
91% 112 fps
MRender 108
Gravity 106
Splatting 109
88% 108 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 370 349 350 344 344 344 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 493
Mixed 447
SusWrite 350
102% 451 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 62.9
209% 72.8 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 371
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 500GB (2016)-$32
364GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 171 172 173 174 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 195
Write 79.3
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 172
95% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
157% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 105%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMWX8GD3200C16W2E 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.4
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 34.6
114% 39.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.7
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 29.9
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 110%
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 7,282 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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