MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (50th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 50 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 83.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics88.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory5.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime2.7 Days
Run DateJan 16 '20 at 16:47
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2060 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (50th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
83.7% Excellent
Memory 72.7
1-Core 139
2-Core 281
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 834
82% 671 Pts
64-Core 1,023
63% 1,023 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
88.7% Excellent
Lighting 111
Reflection 105
Parallax 105
91% 107 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 101
Splatting 85.5
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
64GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 6004
Write 5,770
Mixed 5,862
1,314% 5,879 MB/s
4K Read 460
4K Write 288
4K Mixed 311
1,248% 353 MB/s
DQ Read 1,380
DQ Write 1,165
DQ Mixed 644
654% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 75% Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
469GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 147 147 147 147 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Read 168
Write 159
Mixed 74
SusWrite 146
100% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
162% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 113%
WD My Passport 25E1 1TB
853GB free, PID 25e1
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 117 116 115 116 118 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
67.7% Good
Read 116
Write 116
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 116
143% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 8.2
4K Mixed 0.8
311% 3.43 MB/s
DQ Read 0.5
DQ Write 10.3
DQ Mixed 0.6
373% 3.8 MB/s
Poor: 16%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESCK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
69.4% Good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 27.7
72% 25.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 16.7
SC Mixed 23.5
58% 20.4 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 69.4%
Great: 114%

 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 7,297 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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