MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive71.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory23 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors, 1680 x 1050 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime1.8 Days
Run DateMar 28 '20 at 20:08
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%

 PC Performing below expectations (21st 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 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
67.6% Good
Memory 70.6
1-Core 97
2-Core 194
68% 120 Pts
4-Core 348
8-Core 584
57% 466 Pts
64-Core 939
58% 939 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
238GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 142 185 158 224 141 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
71.5% Very good
Read 431
Write 293
Mixed 214
SusWrite 174
62% 278 MB/s
4K Read 25.7
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 23.8
103% 37.7 MB/s
DQ Read 302
DQ Write 262
DQ Mixed 226
185% 263 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 71.5%
Great: 116%
Toshiba X300 4TB-$146
2.5TB free
Firmware: FP1R
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 161 160 161 164 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Read 138
Write 153
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 161
95% 131 MB/s
4K Read 7.2
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1.2
474% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 57%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 104%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 TEAMGROUP-UD4-2400 CMK16GX4M2B3000C15 2133 C14 Series 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
59.9% Above average
MC Read 23.3
MC Write 19.2
MC Mixed 22.1
62% 21.5 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 19
SC Mixed 18.2
50% 17.6 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 84%

 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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