MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 42%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 81.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.6% 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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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)
Memory7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 18 '23 at 04:27
Run Duration119 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 71.7
1-Core 135
2-Core 264
84% 157 Pts
4-Core 488
8-Core 802
79% 645 Pts
64-Core 1,011
63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1405 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.20.27.07
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
52.6% Above average
Lighting 66.1
Reflection 64.8
Parallax 88.7
54% 73.2 fps
MRender 66.3
Gravity 74.5
Splatting 48.6
50% 63.1 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 52.6%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
272GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 93 90 117 116 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 174
Write 174
Mixed 99.8
SusWrite 103
101% 138 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
248% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 109%
Maxtor 6Y200M0 204GB
44GB free
Firmware: YAR51HW0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 48 47 48 47 47 47 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
25.8% Poor
Read 42
Write 49.5
Mixed 37.2
SusWrite 47.2
32% 44 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
164% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 25.8%
Great: 32%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$48
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.7% Good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.1
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.1
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 24
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 97.5
41% 97.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 67.7%
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 7,325 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: 76% - Very good Total price: $694
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