MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 110%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive347% 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime4.1 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 03:44
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Memory 90.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 283
95% 173 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 869
89% 718 Pts
64-Core 1060
66% 1060 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Nvidia(10DE 139E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
108% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 133
Parallax 135
115% 136 fps
MRender 169
Gravity 118
Splatting 95.6
101% 128 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 108%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB
278GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1861 2035 1896 1379 544 352 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,669
Write 2,200
Mixed 194
SusWrite 1,344
355% 1,602 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 202
4K Mixed 96.1
332% 122 MB/s
DQ Read 1,292
DQ Write 1,202
DQ Mixed 599
627% 1,031 MB/s
Poor: 112%
This bench: 347%
Great: 291%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
63GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 309 316 317 312 304 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 486
Mixed 467
SusWrite 330
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 64.9
219% 77 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 369
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 128%
Seagate BUP BK 4TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: 0304
SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 111 107 108 104 106 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
55.2% Above average
Read 84.3
Write 82.5
Mixed 54.5
SusWrite 107
60% 82.1 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 4
4K Mixed 0.7
194% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 65%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
94.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 37.3
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 27.1
SC Write 26.2
SC Mixed 36.9
86% 30.1 GB/s
Latency 67
60% 67 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 94.4%
Great: 118%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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