MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 26%
Raft
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 24%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics18.1% 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)
Boot Drive251% 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.
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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateOct 05 '21 at 08:14
Run Duration112 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$101
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
Memory 82.4
1-Core 129
2-Core 256
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 501
8-Core 692
75% 596 Pts
64-Core 693
43% 693 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 87.4%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7C02) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
18.1% Very poor
Lighting 23.8
Reflection 18.2
Parallax 32.6
19% 24.9 fps
MRender 15.2
Gravity 26.5
Splatting 16.1
16% 19.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 18.1%
Great: 18%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
316GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 936 710 640 721 687 670 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
251% Outstanding
Read 2,033
Write 2,128
Mixed 1,710
SusWrite 727
370% 1,649 MB/s
4K Read 45.5
4K Write 167
4K Mixed 72.6
250% 95.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,157
DQ Write 969
DQ Mixed 1,111
819% 1,079 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 251%
Great: 296%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 34.3
106% 37.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 46.9
SC Mixed 29.8
98% 34.4 GB/s
Latency 76.3
52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 104%
Great: 134%

 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 7,288 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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