MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 33%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 97.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics24.5% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive255% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 24 '20 at 22:09
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.9% Outstanding
Memory 83.5
1-Core 152
2-Core 306
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 601
8-Core 1,171
105% 886 Pts
64-Core 1,468
91% 1,468 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 97.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 560-$500
Gigabyte(1458 22FF) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1224 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
24.5% Poor
Lighting 29.2
Reflection 31.5
Parallax 36.3
24% 32.3 fps
MRender 30.6
Gravity 29.4
Splatting 34
26% 31.3 fps
Poor: 19%
This bench: 24.5%
Great: 25%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX6000 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9001b14 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1210 1226 1230 1229 1229 1223 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
255% Outstanding
Read 1,978
Write 1,171
Mixed 962
SusWrite 1,224
297% 1,334 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 61.6
236% 92.9 MB/s
DQ Read 551
DQ Write 771
DQ Mixed 652
495% 658 MB/s
Poor: 77%
This bench: 255%
Great: 278%
SSD 1TB
636GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 431 439 330 100 370 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 276
Write 106
Mixed 97.3
SusWrite 349
46% 207 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 42.3
4K Mixed 26.9
90% 30.5 MB/s
DQ Read 52.3
DQ Write 74.8
DQ Mixed 94.7
63% 73.9 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 103%
7GB free, PID 6387
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 9.3 10 10 9.3 10 10 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
6.05% Terrible
Read 17.9
Write 6
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 9.8
11% 9.75 MB/s
4K Read 5.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
21% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 6.05%
Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 31.9
83% 29.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 36.4
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 74.3
54% 74.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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: 76% - Very good Total price: $695
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