MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.7% 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 Drive224% 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)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 25 '21 at 19:45
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 86.4
1-Core 126
2-Core 250
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 840
81% 665 Pts
64-Core 1,319
82% 1,319 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
CLim: 1279 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
52.7% Above average
Lighting 67.8
Reflection 61.1
Parallax 87.1
55% 72 fps
MRender 63.8
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 44.9
48% 60 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 52.7%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
172GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXD7201Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 377 326 326 327 329 326 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 2191
Write 1,541
Mixed 1,256
SusWrite 335
295% 1,331 MB/s
4K Read 58.8
4K Write 125
4K Mixed 76.7
254% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 975
DQ Write 662
DQ Mixed 886
643% 841 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 224%
Great: 249%
Seagate Momentus 2.5" 1TB
623GB free
Firmware: 2BA30004
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 107 107 106 107 106 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
61.1% Good
Read 106
Write 106
Mixed 59.4
SusWrite 106
69% 94.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.7
117% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 61.1%
Great: 59%
Hitachi HUA722020ALA330 2TB
2TB free
Firmware: JKAOA3HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 124 124 124 125 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
70.3% Very good
Read 121
Write 125
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 124
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
161% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 70.3%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (13th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66% Good
MC Read 34
MC Write 17.3
MC Mixed 20.6
68% 24 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 13.5
SC Mixed 15.2
47% 16.3 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66%
Great: 110%

 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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