MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 49%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 45%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 80.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics51.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive157% 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)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateJan 14 '21 at 23:51
Run Duration114 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.5% Excellent
Memory 86.7
1-Core 105
2-Core 207
76% 133 Pts
4-Core 401
8-Core 633
64% 517 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 80.5%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.2% Above average
Lighting 63.3
Reflection 69.9
Parallax 62.5
52% 65.2 fps
MRender 69.2
Gravity 64.2
Splatting 54.4
50% 62.6 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 79 13 462 16 35 39 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 1,428
Write 890
Mixed 896
SusWrite 107
184% 830 MB/s
4K Read 53
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 66.4
227% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 341
DQ Write 688
DQ Mixed 220
251% 416 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 157%
Great: 242%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3333 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
Performing below potential (90th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
112% Outstanding
MC Read 46
MC Write 41.6
MC Mixed 35.3
117% 41 GB/s
SC Read 24.9
SC Write 42.1
SC Mixed 28.9
91% 32 GB/s
Latency 70.7
57% 70.7 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 112%
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 7,290 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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