MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 91.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive83.9% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory6.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220716
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 27 '22 at 23:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.45 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
91.4% Outstanding
Memory 75.7
1-Core 164
2-Core 312
98% 184 Pts
4-Core 574
8-Core 877
90% 725 Pts
64-Core 1,084
67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 91.4%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
Nvidia(10DE 12E1) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 526.98
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.9% Very good
Lighting 93.6
Reflection 94.2
Parallax 84.5
76% 90.8 fps
MRender 95.8
Gravity 88.5
Splatting 74.5
69% 86.3 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2001T 1TB
256GB free (System drive)
Firmware: U0729A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 431 205 319 40 2.6 144 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 490
Write 412
Mixed 432
SusWrite 190
85% 381 MB/s
4K Read 33.7
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 24.1
137% 53.7 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 345
DQ Mixed 35.8
97% 202 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016)-$80
3TB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 178 178 180 178 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 192
Write 151
Mixed 87.5
SusWrite 179
112% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.7
142% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 106%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
69.7% Good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 26.9
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 23.4
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 27.1
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 88.8
45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.7%
Great: 110%

 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 7,283 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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