MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 50%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 74.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics59% 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 Drive63.6% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 17 '19 at 02:52
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
74.9% Very good
Memory 79
1-Core 94
2-Core 197
70% 123 Pts
4-Core 381
8-Core 701
65% 541 Pts
64-Core 1,057
65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 74.9%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1400 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.7.5
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
59% Above average
Lighting 75.5
Reflection 70.7
Parallax 91.8
62% 79.4 fps
MRender 69.9
Gravity 75.1
Splatting 57.1
54% 67.4 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 59%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY SSD2SC480G1CS2754D117-514 480GB
88GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS211101
SusWrite @10s intervals: 409 404 270 294 401 262 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
63.6% Good
Read 494
Write 430
Mixed 24.2
SusWrite 340
72% 322 MB/s
4K Read 10.1
4K Write 7
4K Mixed 36.4
66% 17.8 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 63.6%
Great: 106%
HP S700 250GB-$46
233GB free
Firmware: R0522A1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 429 427 427 424 426 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Read 496
Write 431
Mixed 381
SusWrite 428
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 27.2
4K Write 90.6
4K Mixed 22.2
118% 46.7 MB/s
DQ Read 88.8
DQ Write 206
DQ Mixed 22.6
53% 106 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 98%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33
871GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 126 128 130 127 127 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Read 128
Write 101
Mixed 72.5
SusWrite 127
79% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (87th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
98.7% Outstanding
MC Read 40.7
MC Write 35.8
MC Mixed 32.2
104% 36.2 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 36
SC Mixed 26.8
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 82.5
48% 82.5 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 104%

 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 7,284 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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