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 below expectations (28th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 72 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive119% 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.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 Tomahawk  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190306
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 06 '20 at 22:11
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%

 PC Performing below expectations (28th 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 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
76.1% Very good
Memory 75.9
1-Core 104
2-Core 208
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 410
8-Core 659
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 1,077
67% 1,077 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 76.1%
Great: 83%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Hs-ssd-e2000r 512GB 512GB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 411 490 453 449 417 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 1,356
Mixed 282
SusWrite 445
144% 634 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 87.9
4K Mixed 42
139% 51.9 MB/s
DQ Read 775
DQ Write 591
DQ Mixed 695
516% 687 MB/s
Poor: 119%
This bench: 119%
Great: 226%
Crucial MX300 750GB-$160
114GB free
Firmware: M0CR011
SusWrite @10s intervals: 345 341 343 344 350 334 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
59.9% Above average
Read 295
Write 329
Mixed 280
SusWrite 343
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 14.5
4K Write 34.2
4K Mixed 22.5
69% 23.7 MB/s
DQ Read 201
DQ Write 41.7
DQ Mixed 73
66% 105 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 59.9%
Great: 104%
Adata SU 650 240GB
67GB free
Firmware: 8201
SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 32 33 33 33 33 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
13.2% Very poor
Read 28.2
Write 32
Mixed 29.7
SusWrite 32.8
7% 30.7 MB/s
4K Read 8.8
4K Write 9.9
4K Mixed 9
30% 9.23 MB/s
DQ Read 14
DQ Write 17.8
DQ Mixed 15.3
12% 15.7 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 13.2%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2E3200C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (30th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.3% Very good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 24.9
MC Mixed 25.6
76% 26.4 GB/s
SC Read 19.7
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 21.5
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.3%
Great: 110%

 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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