MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 126%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 121%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 83.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics153% 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 Drive344% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (40%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 15 '19 at 20:52
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 40%
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 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
83.2% Excellent
Memory 70.1
1-Core 151
2-Core 273
88% 165 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 848
83% 682 Pts
64-Core 1,086
67% 1,086 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 83.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 436.48
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
153% Outstanding
Lighting 203
Reflection 235
Parallax 254
166% 231 fps
MRender 255
Gravity 226
Splatting 147
165% 209 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 153%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX920 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$116
623GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVN163 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1549 1671 1668 1718 1724 1117 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
344% Outstanding
Read 2,574
Write 1,624
Mixed 1,292
SusWrite 1,574
394% 1,766 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 93.5
308% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,199
DQ Write 1,015
DQ Mixed 1,218
882% 1,144 MB/s
Poor: 158%
This bench: 344%
Great: 355%
Seagate BarraCuda SSD ZA250CM10002 250GB
131GB free
Firmware: STAS1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 285 311 312 311 311 311 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 432
Mixed 416
SusWrite 307
94% 417 MB/s
4K Read 36.1
4K Write 93.3
4K Mixed 43.6
160% 57.7 MB/s
DQ Read 374
DQ Write 367
DQ Mixed 217
205% 320 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 105%
Great: 104%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$34
859GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 200 200 201 201 200 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 171
Mixed 88.5
SusWrite 200
119% 163 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 27
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 26.1
60% 20.9 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.1%
Great: 114%

 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 19,129 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: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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