MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 35%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics53.7% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (31%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime9.1 Days
Run DateSep 30 '20 at 21:48
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 31%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 68.9
1-Core 109
2-Core 208
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 376
8-Core 648
62% 512 Pts
64-Core 756
47% 756 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 6GB
Zotac(19DA 3451) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (29th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
53.7% Above average
Lighting 65.8
Reflection 68.2
Parallax 61.7
54% 65.2 fps
MRender 62.3
Gravity 65.5
Splatting 68.4
54% 65.4 fps
Poor: 51%
This bench: 53.7%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
281GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 89 86 73 70 91 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
55.5% Above average
Read 113
Write 143
Mixed 75.2
SusWrite 80.1
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
116% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 55.5%
Great: 106%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
61GB free
Firmware: MS2OA7L0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 163 163 163 169 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 138
Mixed 34.2
SusWrite 164
93% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
58.8% Above average
MC Read 24.1
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 22.2
61% 21.4 GB/s
SC Read 14.9
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 17.4
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 58.8%
Great: 104%

 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
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