MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 90.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics137% 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 Drive194% 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
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
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 29 '20 at 15:57
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th 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 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 246
86% 153 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 727
76% 609 Pts
64-Core 1,000
62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
Nvidia(10DE 1B06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2025 MHz, MLim: 2977 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
137% Outstanding
Lighting 197
Reflection 199
Parallax 182
160% 192 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 188
Splatting 126
120% 148 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 137%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 258 260 260 263 214 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
194% Outstanding
Read 2,058
Write 752
Mixed 446
SusWrite 252
191% 877 MB/s
4K Read 53.4
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 73
251% 90.5 MB/s
DQ Read 550
DQ Write 264
DQ Mixed 296
249% 370 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 194%
Great: 271%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
860GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 148 146 148 148 148 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 161
Write 150
Mixed 79.5
SusWrite 148
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
136% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.4%
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 (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.3
MC Write 38.8
MC Mixed 34.8
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 40.7
SC Mixed 28.6
91% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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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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