MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive288% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 14 '20 at 03:41
Run Duration197 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 92.6
1-Core 129
2-Core 258
89% 160 Pts
4-Core 513
8-Core 844
83% 679 Pts
64-Core 1065
66% 1065 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 94%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
CLim: 2088 MHz, MLim: 2189 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 144
Reflection 147
Parallax 139
118% 144 fps
MRender 104
Gravity 135
Splatting 113
96% 117 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 108%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 EVO 250GB
339GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 922 637 633 628 627 635 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 2,559
Write 2,330
Mixed 1,495
SusWrite 680
394% 1,766 MB/s
4K Read 65.9
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 90.8
306% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,144
DQ Write 1,074
DQ Mixed 1,091
824% 1,103 MB/s
Poor: 208%
This bench: 288%
Great: 332%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
139GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 96 97 98 98 98 98 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
58% Above average
Read 104
Write 96.8
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 97.5
69% 93.4 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
214% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 58%
Great: 109%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
958GB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 162 162 162 162 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 165
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 161
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
153% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
119% Outstanding
MC Read 48.5
MC Write 42.6
MC Mixed 37.9
123% 43 GB/s
SC Read 28.6
SC Write 46.5
SC Mixed 32
102% 35.7 GB/s
Latency 63
64% 63 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 119%
Great: 113%

 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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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