MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 38%
Jet ski
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (39th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 61 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 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 75.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics42.2% 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 Drive19% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '20 at 22:15
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing below expectations (39th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
75.6% Very good
Memory 75
1-Core 127
2-Core 213
78% 138 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 733
69% 571 Pts
64-Core 1,353
84% 1,353 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.6%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1410 MHz, MLim: 1825 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 19.10.28
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
42.2% Average
Lighting 48.9
Reflection 64.4
Parallax 69.2
40% 60.8 fps
MRender 64.9
Gravity 54.4
Splatting 53.7
47% 57.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 42.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 120GB
16GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM91.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 174 38 31 61 49 MB/s
Performing below potential (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
19% Very poor
Read 52.6
Write 252
Mixed 16.9
SusWrite 64.6
22% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 12
24% 9.33 MB/s
DQ Read 59.7
DQ Write 146
DQ Mixed 181
116% 129 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 19%
Great: 94%
Hitachi Travelstar 5K750 750GB-$52
460GB free
Firmware: JE4OA50B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 89 87 89 89 88 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.1% Above average
Read 93.9
Write 82.8
Mixed 38.7
SusWrite 87.9
55% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 0.5
95% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 13%
This bench: 52.1%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
79.1% Very good
MC Read 30.5
MC Write 29.1
MC Mixed 26
82% 28.5 GB/s
SC Read 20.4
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 23.2
69% 24.1 GB/s
Latency 90.4
44% 90.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.1%
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 7,284 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 70%
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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