MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 99.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics130% 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 Drive200% 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '20 at 06:06
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Memory 88.7
1-Core 149
2-Core 299
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 1,059
100% 827 Pts
64-Core 1,497
93% 1,497 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
MSI(1462 3660) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2780 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 193
Parallax 190
151% 190 fps
MRender 120
Gravity 177
Splatting 118
112% 138 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 130%
Great: 133%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$40
134GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P2CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 934 593 240 224 226 221 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
200% Outstanding
Read 1,311
Write 1,083
Mixed 1,095
SusWrite 406
218% 974 MB/s
4K Read 54.5
4K Write 186
4K Mixed 77.1
280% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 817
DQ Write 829
DQ Mixed 809
612% 818 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 200%
Great: 228%
Crucial MX500 1TB-$80
859GB free
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 464 445 466 472 469 420 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 514
Write 444
Mixed 436
SusWrite 456
104% 462 MB/s
4K Read 38.1
4K Write 108
4K Mixed 59.5
191% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 308
249% 351 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 125%
Great: 125%
SanDisk Cruzer Switch 16GB
15GB free, PID 5572
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 10 5 5 4.9 4.8 4.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
8.41% Terrible
Read 23.7
Write 14
Mixed 4.3
SusWrite 5.8
14% 11.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.6
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 2.7
140% 3.33 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 8.41%
Great: 12%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Flare X DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB-$73
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing below potential (25th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
85.9% Excellent
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34.8
86% 30.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 35.3
82% 28.6 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 85.9%
Great: 129%

 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 7,311 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: $720
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