MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (96th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 4 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics107% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.3% 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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '19 at 04:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (96th 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 4.05 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 125
2-Core 250
86% 155 Pts
4-Core 500
8-Core 812
80% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,027
64% 1,027 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$265
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
107% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 151
Parallax 139
113% 143 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 140
Splatting 115
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 107%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC120GC1DA16T2-T 120GB
72GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 506ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 127 125 126 127 126 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
72.3% Very good
Read 420
Write 146
Mixed 190
SusWrite 126
48% 220 MB/s
4K Read 30.3
4K Write 82.6
4K Mixed 34.2
133% 49 MB/s
DQ Read 171
DQ Write 142
DQ Mixed 114
97% 142 MB/s
Poor: 43%
This bench: 72.3%
Great: 72%
Hitachi HUA721010KLA330 1TB-$39
931GB free
Firmware: GKAOA70M
SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 82 83 82 82 83 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
46.9% Average
Read 80.7
Write 86.5
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 82.5
53% 72.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 1.1
193% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 46.9%
Great: 46%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.8
MC Write 41
MC Mixed 35.1
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 38.2
SC Mixed 29.7
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 110%
Great: 109%

 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 7,300 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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