MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 214%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 240%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 109%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics202% 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 Drive188% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory57.3 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20220725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 11 '22 at 05:44
Run Duration155 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 21%

 PC Performing above expectations (70th 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 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 181
2-Core 360
112% 210 Pts
4-Core 684
8-Core 1,352
120% 1,018 Pts
64-Core 2,244
139% 2,244 Pts
Poor: 87%
This bench: 109%
Great: 108%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-Ti-$660
Nvidia(10DE 1535) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 527.56
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
202% Outstanding
Lighting 292
Reflection 279
Parallax 309
238% 293 fps
MRender 342
Gravity 252
Splatting 185
204% 260 fps
Poor: 162%
This bench: 202%
Great: 225%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
168GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 619 87 137 92 103 100 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,466
Write 1,536
Mixed 1072
SusWrite 190
238% 1,066 MB/s
4K Read 55.8
4K Write 163
4K Mixed 77.7
270% 98.8 MB/s
DQ Read 638
DQ Write 877
DQ Mixed 271
341% 595 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 188%
Great: 255%
Samsung 870 EVO 2TB-$180
1.5TB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 469 467 476 472 472 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 479
Mixed 447
SusWrite 471
107% 476 MB/s
4K Read 46.3
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 64.2
211% 73.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 359
DQ Mixed 370
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 132%
Great: 136%
Seagate Backup+ Desk 5TB
218GB free
Firmware: 0511
SusWrite @10s intervals: 73 88 90 89 91 93 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
42.5% Average
Read 58.3
Write 88.5
Mixed 25.2
SusWrite 87.3
47% 64.8 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 7.4
4K Mixed 0.4
240% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 88%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$34
541GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 162 167 164 165 165 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 202
Write 155
Mixed 85
SusWrite 165
111% 152 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
163% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 105%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M2E3200C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 53.2
MC Write 37.5
MC Mixed 39
124% 43.2 GB/s
SC Read 29.5
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 37.1
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 116%
Great: 114%

 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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