MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 66%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
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 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.3% 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 Drive108% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 11 '21 at 03:39
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 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 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 87.3
1-Core 108
2-Core 215
78% 137 Pts
4-Core 374
8-Core 652
62% 513 Pts
64-Core 865
54% 865 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.3% Very good
Lighting 93
Reflection 104
Parallax 97.3
76% 98.2 fps
MRender 92.7
Gravity 94.3
Splatting 95.2
77% 94.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 76.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B 500GB
390GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 361 386 399 406 407 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 463
Mixed 373
SusWrite 390
97% 433 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 86.3
4K Mixed 47.8
163% 57.1 MB/s
DQ Read 312
DQ Write 289
DQ Mixed 258
205% 286 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 108%
Great: 115%
WDC WD20EZAZ-00GGJB0 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 175 177 174 179 176 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
21.9% Poor
Read 208
Write 187
Mixed 118
SusWrite 175
39% 172 MB/s
4K Read 2.4
4K Write 9.6
4K Mixed 0.7
10% 4.23 MB/s
DQ Read 0.7
DQ Write 10.3
DQ Mixed 1
2% 4 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 21.9%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.5
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 35.2
116% 40.4 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 39
SC Mixed 29.2
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 70.2
57% 70.2 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 110%
Great: 108%

 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 7,290 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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