MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 54%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 51%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics56.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive272% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190722
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateAug 14 '19 at 01:12
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU2%
Watch Gameplay: 580 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 78.6
1-Core 126
2-Core 252
83% 152 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 793
79% 642 Pts
64-Core 994
62% 994 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.8.1
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
56.2% Above average
Lighting 70.6
Reflection 70.1
Parallax 98.5
58% 79.7 fps
MRender 70.6
Gravity 71.4
Splatting 57.9
54% 66.6 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$59
147GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R0906I Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 996 988 990 616 320 255 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 2,652
Write 1,090
Mixed 1,216
SusWrite 694
311% 1,413 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 83.8
284% 99.1 MB/s
DQ Read 807
DQ Write 796
DQ Mixed 483
451% 695 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 272%
Great: 271%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
431GB free
Firmware: CC6B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 124 124 124 124 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
70.1% Very good
Read 121
Write 126
Mixed 70.7
SusWrite 124
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1.1
188% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 70.1%
Great: 70%
General USB Flash Disk 16GB
15GB free, PID 1081
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 40 41 41 41 41 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
30.7% Below average
Read 82.6
Write 40.3
Mixed 48.5
SusWrite 40.6
66% 53 MB/s
4K Read 9.1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 4
255% 5.2 MB/s
Poor: 2%
This bench: 30.7%
Great: 31%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (43rd percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
81.7% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 30
MC Mixed 27.3
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 24.3
71% 25 GB/s
Latency 83.2
48% 83.2 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 81.7%
Great: 107%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 80%
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Workstation
Workstation 64%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 Tomahawk - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 74% - Very good Total price: $716
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