MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 75%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.7% 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 Drive102% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory28.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190924
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 11 '20 at 01:02
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st 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 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.7% Outstanding
Memory 84
1-Core 144
2-Core 289
93% 172 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 864
88% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,060
66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
XFX(1682 9C30) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
81.7% Excellent
Lighting 95.4
Reflection 88.8
Parallax 139
78% 108 fps
MRender 88
Gravity 103
Splatting 127
89% 106 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hfs250g3 2TND-N1A2A 250GB
142GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 354 279 246 240 210 221 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 451
Mixed 390
SusWrite 258
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 36.8
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 51.5
177% 63.9 MB/s
DQ Read 192
DQ Write 278
DQ Mixed 289
203% 253 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 102%
Great: 102%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
845GB free
Firmware: 01.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 152 152 151 152 150 151 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 178
Mixed 137
SusWrite 151
119% 161 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 38.5
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 38.1
96% 33.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 37.5
84% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 119%

 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 7,308 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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