MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.2% 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 Drive109% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory27.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '23 at 19:51
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
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 PC Performing above expectations (77th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.65 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 79.6
1-Core 107
2-Core 215
75% 134 Pts
4-Core 390
8-Core 637
63% 514 Pts
64-Core 801
50% 801 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.79
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.2% Excellent
Lighting 98.8
Reflection 110
Parallax 99.8
80% 103 fps
MRender 93.6
Gravity 98.7
Splatting 98.6
80% 97 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 315 311 310 312 312 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 468
Mixed 439
SusWrite 322
98% 434 MB/s
4K Read 37.5
4K Write 89.9
4K Mixed 50.1
169% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 370
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 109%
Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
908GB free
Firmware: JC4A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 120 119 120 118 120 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
66.5% Good
Read 113
Write 115
Mixed 67.2
SusWrite 119
76% 103 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 1
176% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 66.5%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD416G320081 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
110% Outstanding
MC Read 44.7
MC Write 41.3
MC Mixed 35.1
115% 40.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 37.4
SC Mixed 31.1
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 81.3
49% 81.3 ns
Poor: 71%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%

 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 7,295 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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