MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 116%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 98%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics117% 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 Drive135% 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 (71%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 29 '19 at 04:24
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 71%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$199
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98% Outstanding
Memory 87.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 300
97% 179 Pts
4-Core 585
8-Core 845
89% 715 Pts
64-Core 1,093
68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 155
Reflection 147
Parallax 155
126% 152 fps
MRender 183
Gravity 132
Splatting 106
111% 140 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
895GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 476 482 489 494 466 478 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 482
Mixed 445
SusWrite 481
108% 479 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 66.4
221% 78.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 369
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 135%
Great: 133%
Samsung Portable SSD T5 500GB
51GB free
Firmware: 0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 181 112 88 86 76 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
41.2% Average
Read 490
Write 109
Mixed 253
SusWrite 120
53% 243 MB/s
4K Read 29.5
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 4.3
51% 12 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 41.2%
Great: 97%
LINK 32GB 32GB
25GB free, PID 101a
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 23 23 23 23 23 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
23.4% Poor
Read 120
Write 23.7
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 22
46% 46.2 MB/s
4K Read 4.6
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
17% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 23.4%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
87.9% Excellent
MC Read 34.6
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34.9
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 34.7
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 70.3
57% 70.3 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 112%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,279 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $499
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