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 above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive114% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 17 '19 at 00:56
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 89.4
1-Core 112
2-Core 230
81% 144 Pts
4-Core 440
8-Core 674
69% 557 Pts
64-Core 927
57% 927 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
240GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 273 271 264 243 245 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 500
Write 476
Mixed 408
SusWrite 287
94% 418 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 56.4
194% 67.9 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 369
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 114%
Great: 134%
Hitachi HTS541010B7E610 1TB
851GB free
Firmware: 03.01A03
SusWrite @10s intervals: 106 108 109 109 110 111 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
64.6% Good
Read 115
Write 108
Mixed 74.8
SusWrite 109
75% 102 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.4
4K Mixed 0.5
206% 2.37 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 64.6%
Great: 72%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
MC Read 48.7
MC Write 43.4
MC Mixed 36.5
122% 42.9 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 38.8
SC Mixed 30.2
91% 31.8 GB/s
Latency 67.9
59% 67.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 116%
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 7,281 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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