MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (75th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 25 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics17.9% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
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)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20180702
Uptime9.2 Days
Run DateJul 06 '19 at 08:16
Run Duration117 Seconds
Run User VNM-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing above expectations (75th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
78.4% Very good
Memory 78.3
1-Core 123
2-Core 234
81% 145 Pts
4-Core 422
8-Core 776
72% 599 Pts
64-Core 1,096
68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.4%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia Quadro P620
Nvidia(10DE 1264) 2GB
CLim: 1354 MHz, MLim: 1252 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 411.95
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
17.9% Very poor
Lighting 22.4
Reflection 16.2
Parallax 19.3
18% 19.3 fps
MRender 24.9
Gravity 20.3
Splatting 18.4
17% 21.2 fps
Poor: 17%
This bench: 17.9%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
KingFast 120GB
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0522A0
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 461
Write 385
Mixed 6.5
62% 284 MB/s
4K Read 11.9
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 9.5
31% 7.5 MB/s
Poor: 29% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
406GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 137 189 188 194 196 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 188
Write 187
Mixed 76
SusWrite 177
114% 157 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 105%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown DDR4-3000 C16 8GB 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (77th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
95.4% Outstanding
MC Read 40.1
MC Write 34.3
MC Mixed 32.5
102% 35.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.2
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 27.7
69% 24.3 GB/s
Latency 83.8
48% 83.8 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 95.4%
Great: 107%

 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 7,292 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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