MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive102% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory27.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 15 '20 at 04:20
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
83.4% Excellent
Memory 77.5
1-Core 124
2-Core 246
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 757
76% 619 Pts
64-Core 1,296
80% 1,296 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 90.3
Parallax 146
116% 126 fps
MRender 170
Gravity 121
Splatting 101
104% 131 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
76GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 307 252 247 239 234 209 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 452
Mixed 427
SusWrite 248
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 37.4
4K Write 87.1
4K Mixed 50.7
168% 58.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 288
DQ Mixed 368
267% 347 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 102%
Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 192 196 198 195 194 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 151
Mixed 86.2
SusWrite 195
114% 156 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 111%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 CMR16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
75.5% Very good
MC Read 27.7
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 25.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
SC Read 21.9
SC Write 29
SC Mixed 25.6
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 85.4
47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 75%
This bench: 75.5%
Great: 109%

 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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