MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 76%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive91.8% 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)
Memory4.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateFeb 01 '20 at 18:28
Run Duration148 Seconds
Run User HKG-User
Background CPU8%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.35 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
74.2% Very good
Memory 71
1-Core 104
2-Core 209
71% 128 Pts
4-Core 416
8-Core 645
66% 530 Pts
64-Core 848
52% 848 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 C730) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 147
Parallax 156
111% 146 fps
MRender 181
Gravity 131
Splatting 107
111% 140 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial MX300 525GB-$150
384GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M0CR060
SusWrite @10s intervals: 451 452 308 255 255 256 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Read 467
Write 462
Mixed 383
SusWrite 330
92% 410 MB/s
4K Read 25.9
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 36.8
130% 48.6 MB/s
DQ Read 294
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 288
216% 286 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 99%
Adata SE730H 512GB
361GB free
Firmware: 2210
SusWrite @10s intervals: 432 354 319 319 319 319 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
75% Very good
Read 471
Write 435
Mixed 412
SusWrite 344
94% 416 MB/s
4K Read 25.5
4K Write 36.8
4K Mixed 29.5
96% 30.6 MB/s
DQ Read 107
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 93
76% 108 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 75%
Great: 90%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
303GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 133 140 136 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
94.3% Outstanding
Read 191
Write 182
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 138
96% 134 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
81% 0.5 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 94.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 12.9
MC Mixed 12.7
39% 13.5 GB/s
SC Read 14.5
SC Write 14.3
SC Mixed 13.8
41% 14.2 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 103%

 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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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