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 above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive65.1% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
DisplayЦвета: 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20181219
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateMar 08 '19 at 19:09
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User RUS-User
Background CPU 41%

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
82% Excellent
Memory 78.1
1-Core 116
2-Core 231
78% 142 Pts
4-Core 461
8-Core 795
76% 628 Pts
64-Core 1,209
75% 1,209 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 82%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38
59GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 608ABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 96 100 93 85 93 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 264
Write 146
Mixed 175
SusWrite 93.6
38% 170 MB/s
4K Read 29.4
4K Write 83.8
4K Mixed 40.2
140% 51.1 MB/s
DQ Read 116
DQ Write 116
DQ Mixed 119
89% 117 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
293GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 141 138 141 140 134 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
69.6% Good
Read 103
Write 124
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 140
82% 112 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 1
196% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 69.6%
Great: 109%
Seagate ST9320423AS 320GB-$40
290GB free
Firmware: 0002SDM1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 92 90 92 92 91 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
53.2% Above average
Read 93.7
Write 90.2
Mixed 45.5
SusWrite 91.5
59% 80.2 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
140% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 53.2%
Great: 51%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD44G240041 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
92.3% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 30.6
MC Mixed 31.1
95% 33.1 GB/s
SC Read 22.6
SC Write 37.5
SC Mixed 28.8
85% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 84.1
48% 84.1 ns
Poor: 43%
This bench: 92.3%
Great: 92%

 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 7,309 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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