MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 112%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (26th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 74 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 79.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics120% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load times.
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)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateFeb 25 '20 at 02:24
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing below expectations (26th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Memory 71.3
1-Core 155
2-Core 272
90% 166 Pts
4-Core 470
8-Core 872
80% 671 Pts
64-Core 2,141
132% 2,141 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407
Nvidia(10DE 12A6) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (34th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
120% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 110
Parallax 156
133% 143 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 140
Splatting 106
111% 141 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 120%
Great: 134%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 38 61 114 103 107 MB/s
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 164
Write 163
Mixed 88.8
SusWrite 86.1
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
231% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
76.4% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 27.3
MC Mixed 27.2
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 24.2
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 98.4
41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 103%

 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 7,282 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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