MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.1% 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 Drive48.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
Memory24GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 24GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory18.9 GB free of 24 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors,
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '20 at 17:53
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st 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 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Memory 70.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 284
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 528
8-Core 784
82% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,000
62% 1,000 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (63rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.1% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 112
Parallax 115
96% 115 fps
MRender 132
Gravity 96
Splatting 82.5
82% 103 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF4500RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 2 60 16 77 81 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
48.8% Average
Read 456
Write 371
Mixed 224
SusWrite 69
62% 280 MB/s
4K Read 19
4K Write 40.1
4K Mixed 18.2
73% 25.8 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 64
DQ Mixed 30.7
39% 70.1 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 48.8%
Great: 56%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
785GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 165 171 166 169 168 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 CMK16GX4M2A2400C14 24GB
2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.5
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 20.7
56% 19.7 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 20.8
53% 18.4 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 66%

 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 7,311 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: $721
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