MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 63%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 88.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics64.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive48.6% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190905
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '20 at 20:16
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Memory 86
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 951
86% 721 Pts
64-Core 1,298
80% 1,298 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2077 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.12
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
64.3% Good
Lighting 79.9
Reflection 78.6
Parallax 76.2
65% 78.2 fps
MRender 75.9
Gravity 74.7
Splatting 78.1
63% 76.3 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 64.3%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 120GB-$25
52GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900612
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 106 74 57 57 57 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
48.6% Average
Read 310
Write 241
Mixed 244
SusWrite 63.3
48% 215 MB/s
4K Read 32.2
4K Write 27.8
4K Mixed 21.5
91% 27.2 MB/s
DQ Read 172
DQ Write 49.2
DQ Mixed 9.5
33% 76.7 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 48.6%
Great: 87%
Seagate ST3000NC000 3TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: CE02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 165 163 165 165 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 166
Write 164
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 164
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
155% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
96.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.1
MC Write 34.1
MC Mixed 31.4
100% 34.9 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 36.7
SC Mixed 27.1
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 71.3
56% 71.3 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 96.8%
Great: 104%

 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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