MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 94.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80.9% 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 Drive121% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory26.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 00:03
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Memory 82.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
93% 173 Pts
4-Core 573
8-Core 919
92% 746 Pts
64-Core 1,069
66% 1,069 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.4
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Lighting 95.7
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 139
78% 107 fps
MRender 85.9
Gravity 99.7
Splatting 123
86% 103 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
179GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 288 290 289 292 292 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 496
Mixed 380
SusWrite 307
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 45.6
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.1
210% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 373
281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
215GB free
Firmware: M0CR031
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 409 324 237 224 240 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
Read 415
Write 442
Mixed 352
SusWrite 308
86% 379 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 41.8
153% 59.4 MB/s
DQ Read 348
DQ Write 301
DQ Mixed 330
246% 326 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 99%
ST350031 2CS 500GB
287GB free, PID 0611
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 40 40 40 40 40 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
19.9% Very poor
Read 38.7
Write 38.7
Mixed 27.2
SusWrite 39.6
49% 36.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.9
94% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 19.9%
Great: 45%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 37.1
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 35.1
80% 28 GB/s
Latency 75.4
53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 118%

 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 7,342 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $692
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