MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 55%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 53%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 78.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics66.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive99.1% 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)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 25 '20 at 07:40
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
78.3% Very good
Memory 69.3
1-Core 144
2-Core 265
86% 159 Pts
4-Core 468
8-Core 796
77% 632 Pts
64-Core 1,021
63% 1,021 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 78.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.4% Good
Lighting 87
Reflection 78.5
Parallax 74.3
71% 80 fps
MRender 65.6
Gravity 73.5
Splatting 71.1
58% 70.1 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
85GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 404 269 135 118 120 MB/s
Performing below expectations (35th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 438
Mixed 395
SusWrite 244
88% 392 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 46.4
155% 56.2 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 112
153% 280 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
791GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 166 167 166 167 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 201
Write 175
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 167
116% 158 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 106%
Great: 109%
OEM Ext Hard Disk 1.5TB
227GB free, PID 0070
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 37 38 39 38 39 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
15.6% Very poor
Read 36.7
Write 35.8
Mixed 25.5
SusWrite 38.2
46% 34 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 0.57 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 15.6%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
62.3% Good
MC Read 25.5
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 24.5
64% 22.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 21.2
51% 17.9 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 103%

 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 7,292 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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