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 way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive119% 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.
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 Date20190306
Uptime5.7 Days
Run DateMay 02 '20 at 13:10
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 85.2
1-Core 125
2-Core 245
84% 152 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 750
77% 619 Pts
64-Core 987
61% 987 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 1TB-$66
484GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 467 467 468 466 420 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 458
Mixed 434
SusWrite 457
105% 465 MB/s
4K Read 36.6
4K Write 95
4K Mixed 53.4
174% 61.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 354
DQ Mixed 304
246% 349 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 119%
Great: 125%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
926GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 187 187 185 187 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 205
Write 182
Mixed 109
SusWrite 187
125% 171 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 113%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 34.5
112% 39.1 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 39.6
SC Mixed 28.6
88% 31 GB/s
Latency 71.8
56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 107%
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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HDDRAMUSB
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WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
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