MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 30%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 86.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics24.4% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive40.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 10 '19 at 22:42
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.4% Excellent
Memory 85.3
1-Core 120
2-Core 238
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 471
8-Core 769
76% 620 Pts
64-Core 963
60% 963 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.4%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
CLim: 1196 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.12.1
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
24.4% Poor
Lighting 29
Reflection 29.7
Parallax 36.6
24% 31.8 fps
MRender 30.1
Gravity 29.4
Splatting 33.7
26% 31.1 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.4%
Great: 25%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 03090004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 51 51 51 51 50 MB/s
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
40.8% Average
Read 282
Write 57.1
Mixed 96.3
SusWrite 50.7
26% 122 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 44.1
4K Mixed 4.9
82% 27.8 MB/s
DQ Read 133
DQ Write 47.3
DQ Mixed 92.7
68% 91.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.8%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
MC Read 41.6
MC Write 39.9
MC Mixed 33.4
109% 38.3 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 35.9
SC Mixed 29.8
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 71.7
56% 71.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%

 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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