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 (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive35.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190617
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 14 '19 at 06:19
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU7%

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$101
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
77.3% Very good
Memory 83.1
1-Core 125
2-Core 236
83% 148 Pts
4-Core 385
8-Core 636
62% 511 Pts
64-Core 658
41% 658 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 77.3%
Great: 78%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Amd-raid Array 1 239GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 9.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 206 41 146 3 62 69 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 352
Write 375
Mixed 178
SusWrite 87.8
55% 248 MB/s
4K Read 13.3
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 10.6
44% 14.6 MB/s
DQ Read 44.2
DQ Write 75.6
DQ Mixed 18.4
26% 46.1 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 195 196 195 199 197 197 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
112% Outstanding
Read 193
Write 187
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 197
120% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
174% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 112%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
50.2% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 16.8
MC Mixed 14.2
48% 16.8 GB/s
SC Read 19.2
SC Write 16.3
SC Mixed 16.4
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 74.9
53% 74.9 ns
Poor: 35%
This bench: 50.2%
Great: 57%

 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 7,284 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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