MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 65%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 61.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.5% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive58.2% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory0.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1024 x 768 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 12 '20 at 10:30
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User POL-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
61.9% Good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 89.7
2-Core 159
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 282
8-Core 487
46% 385 Pts
64-Core 496
31% 496 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 61.9%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7C02) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.26
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
14.5% Very poor
Lighting 18
Reflection 15.2
Parallax 23.4
15% 18.9 fps
MRender 6.57
Gravity 22.3
Splatting 20.4
14% 16.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
IR-SSDPR-S25A-120 120GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 68 32 87 99 90 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
58.2% Above average
Read 339
Write 245
Mixed 289
SusWrite 89.4
54% 240 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 52.5
4K Mixed 26.8
107% 36.3 MB/s
DQ Read 269
DQ Write 28.1
DQ Mixed 14.3
44% 104 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 58.2%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 320GB (2008)-$39
31GB free
Firmware: 12.01C02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 24 45 46 53 45 52 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
24.1% Poor
Read 39.6
Write 38
Mixed 33.1
SusWrite 44.1
29% 38.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 24.1%
Great: 60%
Seagate ST9100821AS 100GB
24GB free
Firmware: 3.CMC
SusWrite @10s intervals: 30 29 29 30 29 29 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
18.6% Very poor
Read 35.4
Write 35
Mixed 24.7
SusWrite 29.2
23% 31.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.8
4K Mixed 0.7
118% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 18.6%
Great: 30%
Samsung HM060II 60GB
34GB free
Firmware: YB200-09
SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 21 22 22 21 22 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
15% Very poor
Read 30.6
Write 29.1
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 21.4
19% 26.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
109% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 15%
Great: 15%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown IRX3200D464L16S/8G 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
41% Average
MC Read 15.9
MC Write 12.8
MC Mixed 13.2
40% 14 GB/s
SC Read 13.4
SC Write 13.3
SC Mixed 14
39% 13.6 GB/s
Latency 98
41% 98 ns
Poor: 39%
This bench: 41%
Great: 62%

 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 7,284 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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