MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics86.9% 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 Drive80.3% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190827
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 03 '21 at 02:47
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 68
1-Core 143
2-Core 281
87% 164 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 860
81% 673 Pts
64-Core 1,039
64% 1,039 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Lighting 112
Reflection 126
Parallax 181
92% 140 fps
MRender 101
Gravity 112
Splatting 79.4
78% 97.4 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D SATA M.2 500GB-$113
430GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 394 404 408 410 411 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
80.3% Excellent
Read 12.9
Write 302
Mixed 16.4
SusWrite 403
42% 184 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 84
4K Mixed 48.1
135% 50.4 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 233
DQ Mixed 105
122% 212 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 80.3%
Great: 116%
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71
3TB free
Firmware: MKAONS01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 151 151 151 151 150 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 153
Write 156
Mixed 89.5
SusWrite 151
101% 137 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 87%
WD Game Drive 2TB
2TB free, PID 2630
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 122 121 122 121 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 118
Write 118
Mixed 74
SusWrite 121
145% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 8.7
4K Mixed 0.7
322% 3.3 MB/s
DQ Read 0.3
DQ Write 9.8
DQ Mixed 0.5
351% 3.53 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-2400C15-8GTZR F4-2400C15-8GTZR 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
67.7% Good
MC Read 29
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 27.4
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 21.6
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.7%
Great: 68%

 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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