MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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.
Graphics101% 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 Drive108% 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)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateApr 17 '20 at 06:40
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$85
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Memory 74.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 289
91% 170 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 877
89% 722 Pts
64-Core 1,066
66% 1,066 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Asus(1043 8623) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2091 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 142
Parallax 119
106% 130 fps
MRender 100
Gravity 132
Splatting 112
94% 115 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 101%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
407GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 406 405 425 425 430 411 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 370
Mixed 320
SusWrite 417
90% 404 MB/s
4K Read 32.5
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 42.1
163% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 268
DQ Mixed 238
187% 259 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 108%
Great: 133%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
80GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 385 285 289 284 279 260 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 502
Write 490
Mixed 400
SusWrite 297
95% 422 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 62
212% 75.4 MB/s
DQ Read 382
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 368
277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
204GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 151 153 157 157 157 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 176
Write 153
Mixed 83
SusWrite 155
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 2x8GB-$125
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
77.6% Very good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 28.6
79% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.3
SC Write 25.2
SC Mixed 27.2
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 90.7
44% 90.7 ns
Poor: 49%
This bench: 77.6%
Great: 85%

 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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