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 as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 69.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot Drive55.4% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 (22%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191028
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 31 '20 at 17:22
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 22%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1800X-$60
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
69.3% Good
Memory 63.2
1-Core 111
2-Core 219
71% 131 Pts
4-Core 405
8-Core 691
66% 548 Pts
64-Core 1065
66% 1065 Pts
Poor: 58%
This bench: 69.3%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
237GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 72 73 73 73 74 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
55.4% Above average
Read 448
Write 75.3
Mixed 124
SusWrite 73.2
39% 180 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 69.5
4K Mixed 21.3
90% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 81.1
DQ Mixed 100
82% 118 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 55.4%
Great: 121%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
905GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 171 174 173 173 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 161
Mixed 105
SusWrite 172
117% 160 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 107%
Great: 108%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2.5TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 186 189 186 189 188 189 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 190
Write 179
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 188
106% 148 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
151% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 108%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 1866 MHz
Relative performance (0th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
30.3% Below average
MC Read 11.2
MC Write 8.9
MC Mixed 10.2
29% 10.1 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 9.5
SC Mixed 10.7
30% 10.4 GB/s
Latency 118
34% 118 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 30.3%
Great: 107%

 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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