MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 248%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 113%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 275%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 112%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics228% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive362% 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 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)
Memory28.6 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220118
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 23 '22 at 17:39
Run Duration213 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 5900X-$249
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.6 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Memory 94.1
1-Core 179
2-Core 357
112% 210 Pts
4-Core 694
8-Core 1,323
120% 1,008 Pts
64-Core 2313
143% 2313 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 112%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.15
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
228% Outstanding
Lighting 343
Reflection 300
Parallax 385
279% 342 fps
MRender 381
Gravity 271
Splatting 196
221% 282 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 228%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
417GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1838 1636 1592 1480 1510 1369 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
362% Outstanding
Read 2685
Write 2,515
Mixed 1,934
SusWrite 1571
488% 2,176 MB/s
4K Read 69.6
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 99.8
334% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,403
DQ Write 1,084
DQ Mixed 1,190
905% 1,226 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 362%
Great: 410%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$79
2TB free
Firmware: SDM1
Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete
Read 134
Mixed 55.5
71% 94.6 MB/s
4K Read 2.1
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1.5
278% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 23% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB
15GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1.2 4.7 5.4 5.4 5.3 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
13.4% Very poor
Read 32.5
Write 3.5
Mixed 2.5
SusWrite 4.1
9% 10.6 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 2.8 MB/s
Poor: 6%
This bench: 13.4%
Great: 19%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
130% Outstanding
MC Read 60.8
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 43
138% 48.4 GB/s
SC Read 32.2
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 38.5
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 59.6
67% 59.6 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 130%
Great: 130%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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