MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 56%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 55%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 80.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory4.1 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateNov 20 '19 at 21:39
Run Duration158 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 21%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700-$185
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80.6% Excellent
Memory 80.3
1-Core 127
2-Core 235
82% 147 Pts
4-Core 434
8-Core 797
74% 615 Pts
64-Core 1,152
71% 1,152 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 80.6%
Great: 83%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$238
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.20
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.9% Very good
Lighting 89.5
Reflection 84.7
Parallax 86.2
73% 86.8 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 78.6
Splatting 76.3
73% 91.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HGST Travelstar 5K1000 2.5" 750GB-$125
548GB free (System drive)
Firmware: JA2OA590
SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 11 27 10 16 21 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
9.46% Terrible
Read 14.8
Write 13
Mixed 5.3
SusWrite 17.9
9% 12.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.4
69% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 20%
This bench: 9.46%
Great: 57%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 16GB
11GB free, PID 5575
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.8 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
8.79% Terrible
Read 23.1
Write 2.3
Mixed 5.2
SusWrite 4.7
9% 8.82 MB/s
4K Read 5.7
4K Write 1
4K Mixed 2.2
130% 2.97 MB/s
Poor: 7%
This bench: 8.79%
Great: 17%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D240FSBK.8FBD 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
46.6% Average
MC Read 17.1
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 14.1
44% 15.6 GB/s
SC Read 16.8
SC Write 16.4
SC Mixed 15.5
46% 16.2 GB/s
Latency 80
50% 80 ns
Poor: 29%
This bench: 46.6%
Great: 47%

 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 19,232 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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