MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 32%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 80.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics33.7% 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 Drive92.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 28 '20 at 01:37
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Memory 78.9
1-Core 113
2-Core 223
77% 138 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 663
68% 552 Pts
64-Core 907
56% 907 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198
MSI(1462 3200) 2GB
CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
33.7% Below average
Lighting 43.6
Reflection 42.2
Parallax 38.3
36% 41.4 fps
MRender 39.5
Gravity 38.9
Splatting 33.9
30% 37.4 fps
Poor: 30%
This bench: 33.7%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk SD9TN8W256G1001 256GB
188GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X6105101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 223 208 203 205 203 204 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Read 479
Write 464
Mixed 303
SusWrite 208
81% 364 MB/s
4K Read 35.6
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 44.7
154% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 305
DQ Write 282
DQ Mixed 234
192% 273 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 99%
WD Elements 1078 2TB
1.5TB free, PID 1078
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 105 106 106 106 105 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
45.5% Average
Read 112
Write 108
Mixed 58.5
SusWrite 106
128% 96.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 45.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 2400 2OZ 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 32.3
MC Mixed 29.2
91% 31.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 31.6
SC Mixed 24.8
75% 26.3 GB/s
Latency 82.6
48% 82.6 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 89%

 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 7,282 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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