MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 109%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive117% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime2 Days
Run DateDec 13 '20 at 14:13
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
97% Outstanding
Memory 84
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 591
8-Core 870
91% 731 Pts
64-Core 1,091
68% 1,091 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 460.79
Performing below potential (22nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (141 fps cap detected)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 141
Parallax 141
115% 141 fps
MRender 141
Gravity 141
Splatting 124
110% 135 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 111%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 220 217 221 222 220 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 492
Mixed 384
SusWrite 245
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 115
4K Mixed 62.2
210% 74.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 373
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 124%
T-force 500GB 500GB
186GB free
Firmware: 02K0S8FA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 458 461 476 478 476 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
130% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 475
Mixed 452
SusWrite 469
108% 477 MB/s
4K Read 43.4
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 61.7
205% 72.9 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 135
167% 294 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 130%
Great: 126%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
447GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 142 145 144 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 165
Write 149
Mixed 74.6
SusWrite 143
97% 133 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.8
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 33.7
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.1%
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 7,317 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer

Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 76% - Very good Total price: $695
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