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 (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 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive280% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
4 years ago, 4 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190125
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 15 '19 at 07:37
Run Duration203 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 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 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Memory 84.1
1-Core 126
2-Core 249
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 496
8-Core 896
84% 696 Pts
64-Core 1,312
81% 1,312 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 89%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2133 887 810 820 818 813 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
280% Outstanding
Read 2,501
Write 2,175
Mixed 1,758
SusWrite 1,047
418% 1,870 MB/s
4K Read 60.8
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 77.4
256% 86.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,038
DQ Write 604
DQ Mixed 846
623% 829 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 280%
Great: 355%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB
232GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 382 222 223 223 220 223 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 479
Mixed 375
SusWrite 249
90% 402 MB/s
4K Read 39.9
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 50.9
176% 62.2 MB/s
DQ Read 389
DQ Write 330
DQ Mixed 267
225% 329 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 106%
Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
736GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 165 168 167 167 170 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 143
Mixed 116
SusWrite 166
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 102%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
95% Outstanding
MC Read 38
MC Write 33.7
MC Mixed 31.8
99% 34.5 GB/s
SC Read 24.8
SC Write 32.6
SC Mixed 25.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 73.2
55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 95%
Great: 104%

 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 7,282 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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HDDRAMUSB
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