MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 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 79.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive216% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit cores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateDec 25 '20 at 04:48
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Memory 86.6
1-Core 108
2-Core 212
78% 136 Pts
4-Core 386
8-Core 651
63% 518 Pts
64-Core 863
53% 863 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 82%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 512GB
221GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D57
SusWrite @10s intervals: 875 429 341 216 227 302 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 2,384
Write 796
Mixed 1,031
SusWrite 398
252% 1,152 MB/s
4K Read 48.7
4K Write 109
4K Mixed 64.7
214% 74 MB/s
DQ Read 910
DQ Write 418
DQ Mixed 613
468% 647 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 216%
Great: 309%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 120GB-$35
36GB free
Firmware: 0C3J96R9
SusWrite @10s intervals: 215 63 56 54 54 67 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
68.5% Good
Read 475
Write 342
Mixed 150
SusWrite 84.7
58% 263 MB/s
4K Read 26.8
4K Write 62.9
4K Mixed 33.2
116% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 282
DQ Write 88.3
DQ Mixed 175
132% 182 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 82%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
742GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 171 170 170 169 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 217
Write 171
Mixed 98.1
SusWrite 170
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
232% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 111%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown VMA45UG-MEC1U2AW2 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
111% Outstanding
MC Read 44.7
MC Write 40.7
MC Mixed 36.2
116% 40.5 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 40.2
SC Mixed 30.7
92% 32.3 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 111%
Great: 103%

 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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