MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 118%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 108%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive202% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 23 '20 at 04:29
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 89.6
1-Core 119
2-Core 239
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 479
8-Core 795
78% 637 Pts
64-Core 979
61% 979 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 195
Parallax 193
146% 189 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 177
Splatting 126
116% 143 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
77GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 260 260 210 351 259 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
202% Outstanding
Read 2,036
Write 819
Mixed 418
SusWrite 267
193% 885 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 143
4K Mixed 81.3
234% 86.6 MB/s
DQ Read 824
DQ Write 522
DQ Mixed 277
313% 541 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 202%
Great: 271%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
860GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 159 162 163 164 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 185
Write 160
Mixed 71
SusWrite 162
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 39.8
MC Mixed 35.2
113% 39.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 39.7
SC Mixed 29.7
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 67.8
59% 67.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 109%
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 7,307 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: 74% - Very good Total price: $716
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