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 below expectations (25th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 75 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Boot Drive67.5% 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.
Very high background CPU (82%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 27 '19 at 17:18
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 82%

 PC Performing below expectations (25th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Relative performance (0th percentile)
44.3% Average
Memory 63.9
1-Core 43.3
2-Core 81.7
40% 63 Pts
4-Core 140
8-Core 174
20% 157 Pts
64-Core 228
14% 228 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 44.3%
Great: 92%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU650 240GB-$70
107GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P180509a
SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 47 75 61 60 69 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
67.5% Good
Read 460
Write 93.5
Mixed 136
SusWrite 63.7
41% 188 MB/s
4K Read 38.8
4K Write 54.4
4K Mixed 34.1
131% 42.4 MB/s
DQ Read 169
DQ Write 60.7
DQ Mixed 66.7
62% 98.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 67.5%
Great: 99%
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
5GB free
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,709
Write 1914
Mixed 1,649
394% 1,757 MB/s
4K Read 43.2
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 60.1
205% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 531
DQ Write 426
DQ Mixed 508
372% 488 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws 4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
51.5% Above average
MC Read 22.8
MC Write 12.1
MC Mixed 20.7
53% 18.5 GB/s
SC Read 13
SC Write 12.2
SC Mixed 19.7
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 117
34% 117 ns
Poor: 51%
This bench: 51.5%
Great: 103%

 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 7,292 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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