MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive138% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 15:28
Run Duration152 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 (44th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 70.8
1-Core 146
2-Core 272
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 738
77% 618 Pts
64-Core 981
61% 981 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 98
Parallax 237
114% 158 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 135
Splatting 158
114% 136 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 512GB
105GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM12.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 834 708 314 10 11 13 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
138% Outstanding
Read 825
Write 671
Mixed 664
SusWrite 315
138% 619 MB/s
4K Read 41.2
4K Write 94.8
4K Mixed 46.5
172% 60.8 MB/s
DQ Read 882
DQ Write 582
DQ Mixed 829
592% 764 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 138%
Great: 164%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
224GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 145 147 147 145 145 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 187
Mixed 75.5
SusWrite 146
109% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
231GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 159 161 162 161 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
94.8% Outstanding
Read 169
Write 160
Mixed 100
SusWrite 161
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 94.8%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB
840GB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 114 115 114 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
50.7% Above average
Read 120
Write 124
Mixed 104
SusWrite 115
158% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
126% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 50.7%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 26.7
70% 24.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 24.2
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 99.6
40% 99.6 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.2%
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 19,163 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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