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 (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 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 81.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive84.6% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 04 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Memory 72.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 242
80% 146 Pts
4-Core 480
8-Core 743
76% 611 Pts
64-Core 1,245
77% 1,245 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$600
Gigabyte(1458 408C) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.41
Relative performance n/a - atypical extreme
Poor: 139% Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
80GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411030WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 257 256 262 211 232 186 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
84.6% Excellent
Read 287
Write 255
Mixed 316
SusWrite 234
62% 273 MB/s
4K Read 32.9
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 40.8
142% 49.4 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 163
169% 280 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 111%
HGST HTS 541010A9E680 1TB
841GB free, PID 8014
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 14 17 17 12 14 15 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
7.23% Terrible
Read 21.2
Write 12.7
Mixed 14.7
SusWrite 14.6
20% 15.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.3
4K Mixed 0.2
18% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 14%
This bench: 7.23%
Great: 42%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.3% Good
MC Read 25.2
MC Write 20.7
MC Mixed 23.3
66% 23.1 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 21.1
61% 21.4 GB/s
Latency 94.9
42% 94.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 116%

 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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