MSI B450 Tomahawk

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 123%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 109%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 110%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 111%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics108% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210422
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateNov 30 '21 at 23:12
Run Duration234 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (84th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Memory 94.9
1-Core 175
2-Core 353
111% 208 Pts
4-Core 688
8-Core 988
105% 838 Pts
64-Core 1,180
73% 1,180 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 111%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
MSI(1462 C754) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.76
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 134
Reflection 181
Parallax 136
110% 150 fps
MRender 197
Gravity 119
Splatting 110
112% 142 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 108%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB
198GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 313 297 195 335 76 154 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 465
Mixed 310
SusWrite 228
84% 377 MB/s
4K Read 41.7
4K Write 112
4K Mixed 54.7
192% 69.3 MB/s
DQ Read 326
DQ Write 299
DQ Mixed 219
190% 281 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 108%
Great: 114%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
171GB free
Firmware: 401000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 427 423 414 422 428 425 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 454
Mixed 266
SusWrite 423
92% 412 MB/s
4K Read 41.9
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 40.9
178% 66.4 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 151
170% 290 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 116%
Great: 111%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
600GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 156 160 161 159 161 164 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 106
Write 122
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 160
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
80% 0.7 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 43.4
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 39.6
105% 36.7 GB/s
SC Read 32.9
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 40.5
95% 33.4 GB/s
Latency 57.3
70% 57.3 ns
Poor: 70%
This bench: 104%
Great: 111%

 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: 73% - Very good Total price: $703
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