MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 89%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 81%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics95.5% 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 Drive213% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 17 '20 at 11:41
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU6%
Watch Gameplay: 5700 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89.3% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 143
2-Core 270
91% 166 Pts
4-Core 511
8-Core 785
80% 648 Pts
64-Core 973
60% 973 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 96.2
Parallax 177
96% 130 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 108
Splatting 136
95% 114 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 512GB
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1078 1094 1109 1119 1123 1082 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 1,550
Write 1,066
Mixed 880
SusWrite 1,101
257% 1,149 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 50.1
190% 71.9 MB/s
DQ Read 444
DQ Write 709
DQ Mixed 574
435% 576 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 213%
Great: 259%
HGST Travelstar 7K1000 2.5" 1TB
814GB free
Firmware: JB0OA3J0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 126 127 125 125 129 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Read 141
Write 142
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 127
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 33.6
87% 30.6 GB/s
SC Read 24
SC Write 22.4
SC Mixed 30.2
73% 25.5 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 85.1%
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 7,282 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
The Best.
CPUGPUSSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279Nvidia RTX 4060 $300Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184Nvidia RTX 4070 $409Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52
HDDRAMUSB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16
If you make a purchase via one of these links, our site may earn a commission
Today's hottest deals
About  •  User Guide  •  FAQs  •  Email  •  Privacy  •  Developer  •  YouTube Feedback