MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 70%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 64%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics73.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive74.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (100%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 23 '20 at 08:36
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 100%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
64% Good
Memory 62.6
1-Core 91
2-Core 184
62% 113 Pts
4-Core 351
8-Core 595
58% 473 Pts
64-Core 683
42% 683 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 64%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2295 MHz, MLim: 3650 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Lighting 91.7
Reflection 79
Parallax 80.6
75% 83.8 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 79.4
Splatting 77.6
72% 90.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SP900 256GB-$300
46GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5.8.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 209 216 206 195 203 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
74.7% Very good
Read 356
Write 264
Mixed 273
SusWrite 205
62% 275 MB/s
4K Read 21.6
4K Write 76.3
4K Mixed 36.4
120% 44.8 MB/s
DQ Read 252
DQ Write 215
DQ Mixed 243
179% 237 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 74.7%
Great: 89%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80
1TB free
Firmware: MX6OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 159 161 158 162 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
95.6% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 168
Mixed 35.7
SusWrite 160
97% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.6
139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 95.6%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
62.9% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 25.8
68% 23.8 GB/s
SC Read 11.1
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 14.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
Latency 120
33% 120 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 62.9%
Great: 109%

 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 19,164 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: $543
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