MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit couleurs
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 07 '19 at 19:06
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User FRA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing as expected (42nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
82.4% Excellent
Memory 70.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 278
87% 164 Pts
4-Core 505
8-Core 805
80% 655 Pts
64-Core 1,026
64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 135
Reflection 115
Parallax 247
110% 165 fps
MRender 112
Gravity 130
Splatting 155
111% 133 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 108%
Great: 104%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MX4OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 91 99 82 93 89 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
54.5% Above average
Read 98.5
Write 82.3
Mixed 31
SusWrite 91.2
55% 75.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.4
101% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 54.5%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.9% Good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.1
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 19
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 23.3
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 100
40% 100 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.9%
Great: 110%

 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 19,164 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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