MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 124%
UFO
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 98.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics127% 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 Drive240% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 17 '20 at 01:17
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 13%

 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 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.3% Outstanding
Memory 83.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 307
97% 181 Pts
4-Core 605
8-Core 1,020
99% 813 Pts
64-Core 1,419
88% 1,419 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
127% Outstanding
Lighting 177
Reflection 188
Parallax 172
144% 179 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 176
Splatting 120
113% 139 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 127%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
239GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 886 638 631 617 581 475 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
240% Outstanding
Read 1,995
Write 1,680
Mixed 855
SusWrite 638
287% 1,292 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 150
4K Mixed 64
225% 85.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1,162
DQ Write 1,144
DQ Mixed 978
783% 1,094 MB/s
Poor: 153%
This bench: 240%
Great: 254%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
54GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 458 457 467 433 446 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 473
Mixed 427
SusWrite 452
105% 466 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 56.5
191% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 301
245% 349 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 124%
Great: 125%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
406GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 129 130 133 132 133 133 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Read 158
Write 108
Mixed 80.8
SusWrite 132
88% 120 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
84.7% Excellent
MC Read 32.3
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 33.7
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33.9
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 74.2
54% 74.2 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 111%

 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 7,295 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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