MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 59%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
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 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics70.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive37.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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 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)
Memory26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateAug 03 '21 at 19:38
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU1%
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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 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (75th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 76.4
1-Core 119
2-Core 220
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 406
8-Core 695
67% 551 Pts
64-Core 933
58% 933 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
EVGA(3842 6573) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.7% Very good
Lighting 86.2
Reflection 94.9
Parallax 87.5
70% 89.5 fps
MRender 85
Gravity 86.6
Splatting 89.6
72% 87.1 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e100 256G 256GB
132GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S0807A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 65 34 49 55 30 56 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
37.9% Below average
Read 287
Write 46.9
Mixed 18.4
SusWrite 48.2
22% 100 MB/s
4K Read 26.3
4K Write 14.9
4K Mixed 6.1
56% 15.8 MB/s
DQ Read 194
DQ Write 159
DQ Mixed 1.3
49% 118 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 37.9%
Great: 103%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
294GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 136 136 136 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Read 163
Write 158
Mixed 81.2
SusWrite 136
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1
201% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
90.5% Outstanding
MC Read 36
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 31.1
92% 32.4 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 33.6
SC Mixed 29.3
85% 29.7 GB/s
Latency 87.5
46% 87.5 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 97%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 7 6 144 27" 1280 720 DELA0D1 Dell S2716DG
Typical B450 TOMAHAWK (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 7,293 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 72% - Very good Total price: $732
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