MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics99.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive88.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 30 '20 at 05:17
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700X-$211
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 80
1-Core 123
2-Core 207
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 395
8-Core 748
68% 572 Pts
64-Core 1,342
83% 1,342 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 80%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
AMD(1002 0B36) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1647 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.2.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.3% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 87.8
Parallax 189
101% 133 fps
MRender 89
Gravity 135
Splatting 123
96% 116 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 99.3%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
86GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 317 310 313 313 310 305 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Read 496
Write 435
Mixed 424
SusWrite 311
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 40.7
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 38
131% 39.2 MB/s
DQ Read 304
DQ Write 98.4
DQ Mixed 174
136% 192 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$62
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 166 173 178 174 185 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
77.3% Very good
Read 98.2
Write 75.3
Mixed 62
SusWrite 171
74% 102 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown NMUD480E82-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 44.6
MC Write 40.8
MC Mixed 34.7
114% 40 GB/s
SC Read 26.9
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 30.6
91% 31.9 GB/s
Latency 80.5
50% 80.5 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 109%
Great: 105%

 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 7,319 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: 79% - Very good Total price: $670
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