Test: MSI B450 Tomahawk

Konklusion

Generelt er jeg imponeret af dette bundkort. Havde jeg kigget på dette som et middel bundkort til X470 platformen synes jeg stadig at dette ville være et godt bundkort, så at MSI har fået smidt det på gaden som et budget bundkort er intet mindre end imponerende.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Jeg er utrolig imponeret af bundkortet, men jeg synes altså stadig at vi mangler en clock generator som prikken over I'et. Tilgengæld har MSI virkelig tænkt på VRM delen af bundkortet, og virkelig lavet en solid strømforsyning til CPU'en.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 4
Her synes jeg at det er lidt svært. Som jeg nævner i afsnittet så synes takkekortet personligt, men en reklame synes jeg også tager noget af den personlighed væk. Det er utrolig sjældent at jeg brokker mig over at der er for meget i pakken, men en reklame kunne jeg have været foruden. På den anden side er dette også et budget bundkort, hvilket betyder at MSI har en meget lille avance, så fra deres vinkel kan jeg også godt se hvorfor reklamen er der.

Design/Layout - 5
Her brillierer MSI. Selve designet synes jeg fremstår flot uden at føre sig for meget frem. Derudover har MSI lavet en solid VRM, med en fantastisk heatsink, og under overclock af vores 6 kernet CPU blev VRM delen ikke ret varm.

Software/BIOS - 5
Som altid fra MSI ser vi en fantastisk software pakke og BIOS.

Ydelse - 5
Vi ser lidt blandede resultater fra MSI bundkortet, men generelt klarer det sig godt, især med overclocking.

Pris - 4
Jeg har endnu ikke givet et produkt 5 i pris, men jeg må indrømme at jeg overvejede det, indtil jeg huskede at bundkortet manglede en clock generator. Havde bundkortet haft det, ville prisen på 849,- gøre, at jeg slet ikke ville tvivle over det til et budget Ryzen system.

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Test: MSI B450 Tomahawk

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	4
Design - Layout	5
Software - BIOS	5
Ydelse	5
Pris	4
Samlet	90%

UK summary

In general I'm impressed by this motherboard. If I looked at this as a mid-end X470 board I would still think this is a very good board, so that MSI released it as a budget motherboard is nothing but impressive.

Innovation/Technology - 4
I am very impressed by the motherboard, but I also think we are missing a clock generator as the dot over the I. But MSI has also thought of the VRM on the motherboard, and really made a solid power supply for the CPU.

Bundle/Accessories - 4
Here I think it's a bit hard. As I mention in the topic I think the thank you card seems personal, but an advertisement also kinda took that away. It is very rare I complain about too much being in the box, but I could have been without an advertisement. On the other hand this is also a budget motherboard, which means MSI's margin is very low, so from their angle I can also see why the advertisement is there.

Design/Layout - 5
Here MSI has been brilliant. The design itself looks very nice without being too up front. MSI has also provided a very solid VRM with an amazing heatsink, and when overclocking our 6 core CPU the VRM didn't get very varm.

Software/BIOS - 5
As always from MSI we see a fantastic software package and BIOS.

Performance - 5
Here we see a few mixed results from the MSI board, but in general it does well, especially with overclocking.

Price - 4
I have never given a product 5 in this category, but I have to admit I thought of it for a moment, but then I remembered the missing clock generator. If the motherboard would have had that, this board would have been a no-brainer for a budget Ryzen system.