MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94.3% 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 Drive107% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime4.9 Days
Run DateDec 12 '20 at 05:24
Run Duration109 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 88.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
82% 145 Pts
4-Core 455
8-Core 692
71% 574 Pts
64-Core 922
57% 922 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
94.3% Outstanding
Lighting 119
Reflection 128
Parallax 118
97% 122 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 122
Splatting 110
89% 108 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 101%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata Ultimate SU800 1TB-$112
475GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0918B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 431 423 423 429 420 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 445
Mixed 390
SusWrite 423
99% 441 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 48.3
154% 54.4 MB/s
DQ Read 278
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 112
130% 223 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 107%
Great: 126%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 45.1
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 36.1
118% 41.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.7
SC Write 41.7
SC Mixed 30.8
94% 33.1 GB/s
Latency 69.4
58% 69.4 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 113%
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 7,310 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: $721
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