MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 57%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 51%
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 67.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics75.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive44.9% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 25 '20 at 22:28
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU2%
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 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 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
67.3% Good
Memory 70
1-Core 113
2-Core 220
74% 134 Pts
4-Core 357
8-Core 456
52% 406 Pts
64-Core 737
46% 737 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.3%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
75.7% Very good
Lighting 90.5
Reflection 108
Parallax 95
74% 97.8 fps
MRender 95.9
Gravity 95.2
Splatting 98.9
79% 96.6 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 75.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 320 Series 120GB-$89
41GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 4PC10362
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 118 112 114 114 102 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
44.9% Average
Read 242
Write 133
Mixed 142
SusWrite 114
35% 158 MB/s
4K Read 19.3
4K Write 37.2
4K Mixed 21.3
76% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 129
DQ Write 85.5
DQ Mixed 61.8
58% 92.2 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 44.9%
Great: 48%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
268GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 116 118 117 116 116 114 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 110
Write 118
Mixed 80.7
SusWrite 116
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 1.1
225% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
101% Outstanding
MC Read 44.3
MC Write 41.7
MC Mixed 34.9
115% 40.3 GB/s
SC Read 11.7
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 14.7
42% 14.8 GB/s
Latency 101
39% 101 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 101%
Great: 110%

 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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