MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 104%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
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 Drive157% 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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190711
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '19 at 16:43
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User HRV-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 286
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 821
84% 678 Pts
64-Core 1,033
64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 116
Parallax 257
114% 171 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 127
Splatting 159
112% 134 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Patriot Scorch M2 512GB
138GB free (System drive)
Firmware: E8FM12.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 870 869 635 360 370 365 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
157% Outstanding
Read 834
Write 693
Mixed 700
SusWrite 578
158% 701 MB/s
4K Read 43
4K Write 106
4K Mixed 44.9
179% 64.7 MB/s
DQ Read 941
DQ Write 596
DQ Mixed 827
601% 788 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 157%
Great: 164%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
224GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 145 144 145 145 146 147 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 196
Write 184
Mixed 71.8
SusWrite 145
109% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
176% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
231GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 159 159 161 161 161 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 159
Mixed 85.5
SusWrite 160
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 3.2
4K Mixed 1.1
223% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 109%
WD Elements 25A3 4TB
840GB free, PID 25a3
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 115 115 115 115 114 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
49% Average
Read 111
Write 125
Mixed 104
SusWrite 115
157% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
123% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 49%
Great: 105%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 34.8
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 34.3
80% 27.9 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.3%
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 19,142 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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $544
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