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 way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive102% 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory9.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateJan 11 '20 at 06:29
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 81.5
1-Core 98.1
2-Core 196
72% 125 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 666
64% 526 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 128GB-$30
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0427AC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 453 434 437 360 84 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 422
Write 367
Mixed 402
SusWrite 366
88% 389 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 88.7
4K Mixed 46.2
161% 57 MB/s
DQ Read 233
DQ Write 352
DQ Mixed 236
194% 273 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 215 210 209 211 213 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 182
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 211
113% 156 MB/s
4K Read 1.7
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
91% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 42.1
MC Write 33.6
MC Mixed 34.8
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 33.9
SC Mixed 28.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 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 7,290 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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