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 as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 75.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive60.9% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJan 21 '20 at 02:57
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
75.5% Very good
Memory 77.6
1-Core 114
2-Core 232
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 677
65% 536 Pts
64-Core 950
59% 950 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 30 59 39 53 58 MB/s
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
60.9% Good
Read 228
Write 218
Mixed 208
SusWrite 66.5
40% 180 MB/s
4K Read 28.4
4K Write 70.9
4K Mixed 30.6
120% 43.3 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 296
DQ Mixed 164
148% 222 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 60.9%
Great: 87%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
311GB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 116 117 116 118 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
78.8% Very good
Read 157
Write 146
Mixed 34.3
SusWrite 117
82% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.6
157% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 78.8%
Great: 108%
FLASH Drive SM_USB20 8GB
1GB free, PID 1000
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.7 5.5 6.3 5.9 6.1 6.3 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
8.08% Terrible
Read 35.8
Write 1.2
Mixed 5.5
SusWrite 5.8
11% 12.1 MB/s
4K Read 6.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.08%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (41st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.6% Very good
MC Read 30.3
MC Write 27.8
MC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 28.3
SC Mixed 23.2
69% 24.2 GB/s
Latency 85.2
47% 85.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 78.6%
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 7,284 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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