MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 133%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 130%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics132% 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 Drive151% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220716
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 06 '22 at 20:07
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 5700X-$170
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
101% Outstanding
Memory 81.9
1-Core 165
2-Core 330
102% 192 Pts
4-Core 649
8-Core 1,060
105% 854 Pts
64-Core 1,425
88% 1,425 Pts
Poor: 82%
This bench: 101%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (78th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
132% Outstanding
Lighting 185
Reflection 174
Parallax 165
151% 174 fps
MRender 192
Gravity 135
Splatting 118
118% 149 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 132%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94
7GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 72 70 54 55 53 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
151% Outstanding
Read 1,193
Write 68
Mixed 127
SusWrite 67.8
77% 364 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 66.2
4K Mixed 53.6
169% 54.2 MB/s
DQ Read 1,364
DQ Write 716
DQ Mixed 174
360% 751 MB/s
Poor: 149%
This bench: 151%
Great: 365%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
229GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 186 189 186 188 191 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 92.8
Write 123
Mixed 74.2
SusWrite 187
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C15 2x8GB-$60
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
76.8% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 21.5
MC Mixed 29.7
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 20.2
SC Mixed 30.5
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 77.1
52% 77.1 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 104%

 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 7,290 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: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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