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 above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive56.9% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180921
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 10 '20 at 21:31
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 82.9
1-Core 117
2-Core 232
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 426
8-Core 720
70% 573 Pts
64-Core 962
60% 962 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 583ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 85 86 88 89 76 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
56.9% Above average
Read 242
Write 121
Mixed 170
SusWrite 84.1
34% 154 MB/s
4K Read 23.3
4K Write 80.2
4K Mixed 34.7
122% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 64.9
DQ Write 123
DQ Mixed 91.2
70% 93 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 56.9%
Great: 73%
Toshiba P300 1TB-$67
224GB free
Firmware: MS2OA8J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 140 142 136 131 143 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
77.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 97.2
Mixed 21.7
SusWrite 138
70% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
132% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2800 MHz clocked @ 1400 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
97.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 35.2
MC Mixed 31.9
101% 35.3 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 26.6
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 75.3
53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 97.1%
Great: 103%

 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 7,284 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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