MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive66.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 18 '19 at 16:05
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User ARG-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 90.9
1-Core 119
2-Core 224
83% 145 Pts
4-Core 389
8-Core 674
64% 532 Pts
64-Core 957
59% 957 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 86%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 16 52 55 20 7.2 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
66.4% Good
Read 379
Write 299
Mixed 281
SusWrite 55.7
56% 254 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 96.5
4K Mixed 23.6
127% 50.1 MB/s
DQ Read 160
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 135
130% 200 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 66.4%
Great: 85%
Seagate ST2000VM003-1CT164 2TB
125GB free
Firmware: SC23
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 130 132 129 130 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
68% Good
Read 107
Write 103
Mixed 54
SusWrite 130
72% 98.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.6
108% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 68%
Great: 100%
PQI Intelligent Drive Micro USB 3.0 16GB-$36
12GB free, PID 0901
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 5.6 5.6 5.4 5.4 5.3 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
4.37% Terrible
Read 16.5
Write 4.7
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 5.4
9% 7.95 MB/s
4K Read 3.4
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
13% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 4%
This bench: 4.37%
Great: 29%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3400 MHz clocked @ 1700 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
109% Outstanding
MC Read 45.3
MC Write 38.7
MC Mixed 36.6
115% 40.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 33.8
SC Mixed 29
85% 29.8 GB/s
Latency 65.9
61% 65.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 109%
Great: 111%

 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 7,280 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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