MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive105% 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.
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.
Run History
2 years ago, 2 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 02 '21 at 16:53
Run Duration229 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.75 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 74.1
1-Core 115
2-Core 229
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 462
8-Core 860
79% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,251
77% 1,251 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
Nvidia(10DE 1B80) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 141
Parallax 128
102% 131 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 131
Splatting 116
99% 121 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 128GB-$70
68GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 398 402 388 367 346 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 495
Write 421
Mixed 302
SusWrite 370
89% 397 MB/s
4K Read 34
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 41.7
149% 52.8 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 355
DQ Mixed 294
242% 345 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 105%
Great: 119%
AMD T00 StoreMI 2.5TB
2TB free
Firmware: 1.5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 286 395 248 204 167 118 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
75% Very good
Read 466
Write 414
Mixed 307
SusWrite 236
80% 356 MB/s
4K Read 27.7
4K Write 59.2
4K Mixed 24.3
104% 37.1 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 199
DQ Mixed 43.1
84% 171 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 75%
Great: 113%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB
459GB free, PID 0900
Operating at USB 2.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 32 39 38 39 38 39 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
15.4% Very poor
Read 38.3
Write 11.7
Mixed 19.9
SusWrite 37.4
34% 26.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.3
29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 15.4%
Great: 52%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.5% Outstanding
MC Read 38.6
MC Write 31.2
MC Mixed 32.8
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.1
SC Write 37.1
SC Mixed 28.3
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 92.3
43% 92.3 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 94.5%
Great: 95%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 47: 6R 3G 8B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
47% 16% 109 176 6 60 24" 1920 1080 SAM0D92 S24D330
History: Score 33: 2R 6G 5B | Score 47: 6R 3G 8B
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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