MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 31%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 28%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 72.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics35.2% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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.
High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory9.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime5 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 20:32
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU 26%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
72.5% Very good
Memory 74.9
1-Core 100
2-Core 185
69% 120 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 598
60% 488 Pts
64-Core 765
47% 765 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 770-$279
MSI(1462 2825) 2GB
CLim: 1241 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
35.2% Below average
Lighting 41
Reflection 38.7
Parallax 52.7
33% 44.1 fps
MRender 54.6
Gravity 50.3
Splatting 39.9
39% 48.3 fps
Poor: 32%
This bench: 35.2%
Great: 36%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
38GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,672
Write 1,110
Mixed 478
238% 1,086 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 49.8
180% 63.2 MB/s
DQ Read 769
DQ Write 550
DQ Mixed 633
480% 650 MB/s
Poor: 142% Great: 236%
Seagate Desktop SSHD 1TB-$68
320GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 179 182 183 183 185 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
99.7% Outstanding
Read 164
Write 149
Mixed 28.2
SusWrite 182
94% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 2.2
391% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 99.7%
Great: 112%
WD Elements 1TB
438GB free, PID 10b8
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 93 97 96 95 96 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
39.5% Below average
Read 84.2
Write 85.5
Mixed 53.7
SusWrite 95.1
108% 79.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.8
101% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 39.5%
Great: 43%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
93.1% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 32.4
MC Mixed 32.1
98% 34.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 31
SC Mixed 25.8
75% 26.4 GB/s
Latency 90.6
44% 90.6 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 93.1%
Great: 107%

 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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