MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 71%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 70%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 94.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics70% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive116% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191025
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 16 '19 at 18:06
Run Duration136 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 15%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
94.1% Outstanding
Memory 89.9
1-Core 150
2-Core 295
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 976
90% 751 Pts
64-Core 1,371
85% 1,371 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 94.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.2
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70% Very good
Lighting 87.1
Reflection 100
Parallax 83.8
71% 90.5 fps
MRender 87.5
Gravity 78.7
Splatting 83.4
68% 83.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 70%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Pro 512GB-$210
283GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EXM04B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 442 447 464 462 460 MB/s
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 469
Mixed 383
SusWrite 454
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 50.4
178% 65.8 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 280
DQ Mixed 279
212% 286 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
467GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 162 161 162 163 163 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
93.5% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 172
Mixed 104
SusWrite 162
110% 150 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
243% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 93.5%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70
469GB free
Firmware: JC4B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 106 103 103 102 103 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
64.8% Good
Read 122
Write 119
Mixed 69.3
SusWrite 103
76% 104 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.9
163% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 64.8%
Great: 68%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
91.1% Outstanding
MC Read 33.2
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 35.9
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 27.9
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 37.8
87% 30.6 GB/s
Latency 67.4
59% 67.4 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 124%

 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 19,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $543
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