MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 100%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.3% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime12.6 Days
Run DateFeb 10 '20 at 13:46
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.8% Outstanding
Memory 84.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 294
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 819
88% 697 Pts
64-Core 1,047
65% 1,047 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
MSI(1462 3366) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (51st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 131
Reflection 144
Parallax 125
107% 134 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 132
Splatting 106
95% 117 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 102%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
56GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 505ABBF1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 120 124 124 123 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
74.3% Very good
Read 378
Write 146
Mixed 203
SusWrite 125
47% 213 MB/s
4K Read 31.3
4K Write 96.9
4K Mixed 38.9
149% 55.7 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 33
53% 101 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 74.3%
Great: 73%
Adata SU650 480GB-$89
342GB free
Firmware: V8X01c31
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 378 388 396 396 394 MB/s
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
85.7% Excellent
Read 400
Write 371
Mixed 336
SusWrite 387
84% 373 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 95.6
4K Mixed 32.8
126% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 100
DQ Write 234
DQ Mixed 106
98% 147 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 85.7%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
2TB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 168 170 171 170 169 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 154
Write 122
Mixed 82.2
SusWrite 170
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 93%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3400 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
87.2% Excellent
MC Read 34.5
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.8
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 33
78% 27.3 GB/s
Latency 72.3
55% 72.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 114%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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