MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 122%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 108%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (93rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 7 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics115% 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 Drive288% 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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.1 GHz
Display1750 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220526
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '22 at 21:10
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600-$139
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.65 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Memory 94.5
1-Core 167
2-Core 321
106% 194 Pts
4-Core 616
8-Core 1,000
99% 808 Pts
64-Core 1,216
75% 1,216 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 105%
Great: 106%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6600-XT-$301
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.6.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 149
Parallax 241
98% 170 fps
MRender 229
Gravity 136
Splatting 206
157% 190 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
291GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1733 1742 1735 1593 769 544 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
288% Outstanding
Read 1659
Write 1,780
Mixed 1,284
SusWrite 1,353
342% 1,519 MB/s
4K Read 67.6
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 92.4
323% 117 MB/s
DQ Read 736
DQ Write 1,029
DQ Mixed 345
411% 703 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 288%
Great: 277%
WD Blue 3D 250GB-$50
187GB free
Firmware: X61130WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 335 206 210 210 210 211 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Read 520
Write 492
Mixed 350
SusWrite 230
89% 398 MB/s
4K Read 41.3
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 54.5
195% 71.3 MB/s
DQ Read 377
DQ Write 332
DQ Mixed 286
233% 332 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 111%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3133 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 35.9
96% 33.5 GB/s
SC Read 28.8
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 36.3
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 58.6
68% 58.6 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 94.7%
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 7,310 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: $721
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