MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 79.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics110% 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 Drive89% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190829
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 20 '20 at 02:22
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 3600 How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (59th 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
79.4% Very good
Memory 83.8
1-Core 149
2-Core 280
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 402
8-Core 841
73% 622 Pts
64-Core 1,096
68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Gigabyte(1458 2316) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 116
Parallax 257
111% 169 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 137
Splatting 161
115% 137 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 110%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Apotop S3C 128GB
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: N1126F
SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 264 267 277 277 277 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 505
Write 279
Mixed 286
SusWrite 272
75% 335 MB/s
4K Read 27.3
4K Write 76
4K Mixed 37.3
129% 46.9 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 258
DQ Mixed 189
164% 244 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 89%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
88GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 119 121 121 123 126 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 108
Write 90
Mixed 67
SusWrite 122
71% 96.7 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 1
185% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3600 MHz clocked @ 1800 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
MC Read 36.9
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 36.9
96% 33.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.4
SC Write 27
SC Mixed 35.9
84% 29.4 GB/s
Latency 73.8
54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 121%

 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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