MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 96%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive120% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory61.1 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateOct 16 '20 at 02:16
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Memory 81.2
1-Core 156
2-Core 307
97% 181 Pts
4-Core 594
8-Core 1,042
99% 818 Pts
64-Core 1,461
90% 1,461 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (62nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 120
Parallax 124
101% 123 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 110
Splatting 101
101% 128 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 101%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
202GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 315 316 315 314 312 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 503
Write 489
Mixed 399
SusWrite 330
97% 430 MB/s
4K Read 45.2
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 60
203% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 367
277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 120%
Great: 124%
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
764GB free
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1354 1541 1552 1565 1563 774 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
261% Outstanding
Read 1,474
Write 1,556
Mixed 1084
SusWrite 1,391
310% 1,376 MB/s
4K Read 57.3
4K Write 155
4K Mixed 77.3
268% 96.5 MB/s
DQ Read 626
DQ Write 914
DQ Mixed 268
343% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 261%
Great: 255%
Hitachi HDS5C3020ALA632 2TB-$270
2TB free
Firmware: ML6OA580
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 124 126 125 126 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 135
Write 123
Mixed 71.4
SusWrite 125
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 73%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB-$139
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
93.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 37
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 28.1
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 39.7
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 135%

 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%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

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