MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.6% 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 Drive31.2% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 28 '20 at 23:59
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th 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 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 82.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 224
79% 140 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 699
67% 554 Pts
64-Core 1,155
72% 1,155 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.6% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 108
Parallax 108
95% 111 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 101
Splatting 85
85% 107 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 32 44 19 51 25 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
31.2% Below average
Read 133
Write 150
Mixed 60.5
SusWrite 41.8
22% 96.4 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 59.8
4K Mixed 2.1
64% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 95.9
DQ Mixed 13.9
42% 93.5 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 31.2%
Great: 86%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
2.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 160 161 160 162 160 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 166
Mixed 97
SusWrite 159
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.1
220% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 101%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 1GB
1GB free, PID 0005
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.5 5.8 6 6 5.8 6 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
4.71% Terrible
Read 12.2
Write 4.5
Mixed 4.2
SusWrite 5.8
8% 6.68 MB/s
4K Read 7.1
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
26% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 4.71%
Great: 5%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 29.4
MC Mixed 31.6
95% 33.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 29.5
SC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 103%

 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 7,292 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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