MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 63%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 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 91.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateDec 04 '19 at 23:33
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
91.6% Outstanding
Memory 84.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 864
85% 696 Pts
64-Core 1,044
65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 91.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2252 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.2% Very good
Lighting 89.5
Reflection 98.1
Parallax 85
73% 90.9 fps
MRender 91.6
Gravity 83.5
Splatting 84.9
71% 86.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.2%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
17GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2582
Write 1,589
Mixed 1612
426% 1,928 MB/s
4K Read 64.7
4K Write 185
4K Mixed 90.7
312% 114 MB/s
DQ Read 1,004
DQ Write 1,071
DQ Mixed 1124
822% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 152% Great: 302%
WD WD10EACS-00ZJB0 1TB
10GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 58 57 58 59 58 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
32.1% Below average
Read 53.7
Write 56.2
Mixed 38.2
SusWrite 57.8
38% 51.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 32.1%
Great: 51%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$31
13GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 118 131 124 113 115 109 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
84.4% Excellent
Read 176
Write 170
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 118
96% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1
202% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 34.9
88% 30.9 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 32.6
77% 27 GB/s
Latency 72.6
55% 72.6 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 111%

 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 19,220 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: $542
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