MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.9% 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 Drive89.5% 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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 04 '20 at 05:15
Run Duration153 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 84
1-Core 128
2-Core 230
83% 147 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 842
80% 664 Pts
64-Core 1,344
83% 1,344 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (55th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.9% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 132
Parallax 113
98% 122 fps
MRender 94.7
Gravity 119
Splatting 101
86% 105 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate SSD 500GB
298GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ST8S1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 244 439 419 453 446 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
Read 491
Write 432
Mixed 396
SusWrite 383
96% 425 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 48.1
4K Mixed 31.3
107% 35.6 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 293
DQ Mixed 206
180% 268 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 113%
Hitachi HUA723020ALA641 2TB-$78
2TB free
Firmware: MK7OA840
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 142 143 143 142 143 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
Read 149
Write 146
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 141
95% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
178% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 82%
Verbatim Store n Go V3 USB 3.0 8GB-$7
7GB free, PID 0243
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 19 24 19 24 17 24 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
13.3% Very poor
Read 39
Write 7.7
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 21.2
24% 20.7 MB/s
4K Read 11.3
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
49% 3.83 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 13.3%
Great: 30%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 39.8
MC Write 36.5
MC Mixed 32.3
103% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 37.6
SC Mixed 30.3
89% 31.2 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 101%
Great: 95%

 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 7,318 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $695
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