MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics71% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive127% 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)
Memory14.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 30 '20 at 11:42
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 88.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 299
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 951
95% 774 Pts
64-Core 1,136
70% 1,136 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 100%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2280 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
71% Very good
Lighting 88.5
Reflection 126
Parallax 82.9
72% 99.1 fps
MRender 109
Gravity 78.5
Splatting 71.1
69% 86.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 71%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 310 315 308 310 298 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 498
Mixed 469
SusWrite 314
101% 450 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 127
4K Mixed 66.9
227% 81 MB/s
DQ Read 381
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 363
274% 367 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 127%
Great: 128%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28
290GB free
Firmware: CC47
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 179 177 176 178 178 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 99.5
Write 98.8
Mixed 71.5
SusWrite 178
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
MC Read 41.4
MC Write 25.1
MC Mixed 38.8
100% 35.1 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 25
SC Mixed 37.7
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 68.6
58% 68.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 115%

 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 7,281 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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