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 (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 82.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive85.6% 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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateJan 15 '20 at 17:49
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$112
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82.8% Excellent
Memory 87
1-Core 113
2-Core 219
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 698
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 910
56% 910 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 82.8%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X41200RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 60 87 60 71 66 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 499
Write 291
Mixed 254
SusWrite 82.6
62% 281 MB/s
4K Read 35.4
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 43.6
151% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 151
155% 257 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 101%
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
368GB free
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1724 1024 545 543 549 548 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 1,660
Write 1,725
Mixed 1,284
SusWrite 822
308% 1,373 MB/s
4K Read 60
4K Write 141
4K Mixed 80.6
269% 94 MB/s
DQ Read 764
DQ Write 849
DQ Mixed 346
388% 653 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 236%
Great: 277%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$56
550GB free
Firmware: AX1P4M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 96 97 96 97 97 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 106
Write 103
Mixed 32.8
SusWrite 96.4
61% 84.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.5
102% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 58%
Great: 62%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 40.6
MC Mixed 34.6
114% 39.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.6
SC Write 41
SC Mixed 28.4
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 70.4
57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 109%
Great: 107%

 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 7,316 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $701
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