MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 82.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics55.8% 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 Drive30% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '22 at 00:02
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
82.2% Excellent
Memory 75.5
1-Core 122
2-Core 244
80% 147 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 729
75% 603 Pts
64-Core 917
57% 917 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 82.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1340 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
55.8% Above average
Lighting 72.7
Reflection 63.2
Parallax 93
59% 76.3 fps
MRender 65.5
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 46.1
49% 62 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.8%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM800 TM 128GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VBM25D1Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 156 149 161 154 145 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
30% Poor
Read 191
Write 169
Mixed 144
SusWrite 154
37% 164 MB/s
4K Read 17.4
4K Write 9
4K Mixed 8.5
42% 11.6 MB/s
DQ Read 16.5
DQ Write 6.8
DQ Mixed 9.6
8% 11 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 30%
Great: 31%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
864GB free
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 476 475 472 474 486 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 469
Mixed 343
SusWrite 476
100% 444 MB/s
4K Read 28.9
4K Write 90.5
4K Mixed 33.1
134% 50.8 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 373
281% 375 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 106%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$379
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
82% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 30.1
MC Mixed 27.2
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 22.7
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 25.4
74% 25.8 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82%
Great: 102%

 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 7,305 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: $727
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