MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 47%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 44%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics51.5% 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 Drive265% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 16 '19 at 17:35
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 19%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
79.2% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 114
2-Core 234
78% 141 Pts
4-Core 447
8-Core 707
71% 577 Pts
64-Core 927
57% 927 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 79.2%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1366 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 17.1.1
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
51.5% Above average
Lighting 63.3
Reflection 69.4
Parallax 83.8
52% 72.2 fps
MRender 70
Gravity 63.9
Splatting 56.8
51% 63.5 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2125 671 598 603 606 606 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
265% Outstanding
Read 2,306
Write 2,215
Mixed 1,517
SusWrite 868
386% 1,726 MB/s
4K Read 60.5
4K Write 131
4K Mixed 77.8
261% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 986
DQ Write 770
DQ Mixed 912
673% 889 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 265%
Great: 340%
Innostor Innostor 256GB
234GB free, PID 0903
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 138 142 143 143 142 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
60.4% Good
Read 199
Write 141
Mixed 81.5
SusWrite 141
179% 141 MB/s
4K Read 2.6
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0
13% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 60.4%
Great: 60%
Verbatim STORE N GO 8GB
4GB free, PID 0302
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2.9 3.3 3.2 2.2 3 3.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
3.48% Terrible
Read 12.3
Write 2
Mixed 3
SusWrite 3
5% 5.07 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
16% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 3.48%
Great: 7%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.6% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 27.4
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 28.1
SC Mixed 23.5
68% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.6%
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 7,296 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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