MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 32%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 30%
Raft
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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.
Graphics27.7% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive224% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220725
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 24 '23 at 03:19
Run Duration141 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
81.3% Excellent
Memory 79.5
1-Core 121
2-Core 238
81% 146 Pts
4-Core 446
8-Core 715
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 918
57% 918 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59
Zotac(19DA A454) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 531.41
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
27.7% Poor
Lighting 34.5
Reflection 45.9
Parallax 33.2
28% 37.9 fps
MRender 37.3
Gravity 37.4
Splatting 26.5
27% 33.7 fps
Poor: 27%
This bench: 27.7%
Great: 33%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDBRPG5000ANC-WRSN 500GB
405GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1050 966 972 989 985 995 MB/s
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
224% Outstanding
Read 1994
Write 2,057
Mixed 1,664
SusWrite 993
377% 1,677 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 86.1
4K Mixed 47.4
164% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 950
DQ Write 523
DQ Mixed 832
594% 769 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 224%
Great: 296%
Toshiba MQ01ABD100 1TB-$55
701GB free
Firmware: AX1P5J
SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 98 100 99 100 100 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
55.9% Above average
Read 96.3
Write 100
Mixed 33.4
SusWrite 98.5
60% 82.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.6
113% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55.9%
Great: 62%
Toshiba DT01ACA050 500GB-$25
465GB free
Firmware: MS1OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 168 172 174 171 172 168 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 162
Mixed 35.6
SusWrite 171
98% 136 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.5
126% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 103%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown R022D408GX2-4400C19A 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37
MC Write 33.4
MC Mixed 32.2
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 27.3
SC Write 35.3
SC Mixed 29.9
88% 30.8 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 81%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 136%

 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 7,337 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: 77% - Very good Total price: $689
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