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 way below expectations (15th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 85 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive165% 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 28 '21 at 12:56
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 PC Performing way below expectations (15th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 71
1-Core 119
2-Core 248
79% 146 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 736
71% 586 Pts
64-Core 818
51% 818 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 76%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
324GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 726 582 572 564 562 550 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
165% Outstanding
Read 1,156
Write 1,003
Mixed 893
SusWrite 592
204% 911 MB/s
4K Read 29.6
4K Write 66.7
4K Mixed 37.7
128% 44.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,042
DQ Write 895
DQ Mixed 986
734% 975 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 165%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
871GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 187 187 183 179 181 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
88% Excellent
Read 125
Write 143
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 182
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 88%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
62.2% Good
MC Read 21.7
MC Write 19.6
MC Mixed 26
64% 22.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.6
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 20.6
52% 18.1 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 111%

 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 7,284 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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