MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 34%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics34.9% 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)
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190705
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateMay 31 '20 at 07:43
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 82.3
1-Core 118
2-Core 237
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 469
8-Core 471
63% 470 Pts
64-Core 467
29% 467 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
34.9% Below average
Lighting 42.2
Reflection 35.2
Parallax 42.8
34% 40.1 fps
MRender 48
Gravity 43
Splatting 41.3
36% 44.1 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 34.9%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
19GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 475
Write 444
Mixed 179
81% 366 MB/s
4K Read 22
4K Write 60.7
4K Mixed 26.1
99% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 279
DQ Write 208
DQ Mixed 126
126% 204 MB/s
Poor: 49% Great: 88%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
1TB free
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 127 139 133 131 138 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.5% Good
Read 82.9
Write 117
Mixed 19.1
SusWrite 135
64% 88.3 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.4
123% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Samsung M378A1G43TB1-CTD 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3133 MHz clocked @ 1567 MHz
Performing below potential (98th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
116% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 42.7
MC Mixed 40.5
121% 42.5 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 41.9
SC Mixed 33.1
96% 33.6 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 77%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%

 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 7,293 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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