MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive107% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 10 '20 at 22:25
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User TUR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87.2% Excellent
Memory 83.2
1-Core 129
2-Core 252
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 934
85% 711 Pts
64-Core 1,340
83% 1,340 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$323
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 114
Parallax 107
98% 114 fps
MRender 133
Gravity 100
Splatting 82.4
84% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 169 154 151 146 146 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 491
Mixed 452
SusWrite 173
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 44
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 57.4
190% 65.4 MB/s
DQ Read 390
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 373
281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 107%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
704GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 187 188 190 188 190 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
Read 143
Write 153
Mixed 73.5
SusWrite 185
101% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.4
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 44.1
MC Write 40.4
MC Mixed 32.6
112% 39 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 37.7
SC Mixed 29.8
90% 31.7 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%

 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 7,290 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: $701
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