MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics83.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive262% 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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJun 01 '19 at 22:56
Run Duration149 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 88%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 89.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 247
86% 154 Pts
4-Core 491
8-Core 782
78% 637 Pts
64-Core 1,001
62% 1,001 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 430.86
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
Lighting 107
Reflection 96.6
Parallax 95.2
87% 99.7 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 92.4
Splatting 80
75% 93 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 83.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
503GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR010 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1387 1468 1446 1499 1491 1494 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 1,503
Write 1,514
Mixed 1,108
SusWrite 1,464
315% 1,397 MB/s
4K Read 56.3
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 74.3
254% 89.6 MB/s
DQ Read 683
DQ Write 825
DQ Mixed 273
340% 594 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 262%
Great: 295%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
89GB free
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 160 144 137 134 134 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
63.2% Good
Read 462
Write 189
Mixed 277
SusWrite 145
59% 268 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 53.6
4K Mixed 21.9
90% 32.5 MB/s
DQ Read 170
DQ Write 219
DQ Mixed 31.1
69% 140 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 63.2%
Great: 86%
SanDisk Ultra 3D 500GB-$61
441GB free
Firmware: X61170RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 406 391 399 403 403 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 488
Mixed 401
SusWrite 413
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 38.9
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 51.7
180% 65 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 351
DQ Mixed 293
240% 341 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 118%
Great: 119%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3333 MHz clocked @ 1667 MHz
Performing below potential (97th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
114% Outstanding
MC Read 47
MC Write 41.1
MC Mixed 36.1
118% 41.4 GB/s
SC Read 27.8
SC Write 42.7
SC Mixed 31.6
97% 34 GB/s
Latency 68.2
59% 68.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 114%
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 7,314 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: 75% - Very good Total price: $704
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