MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 93%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 92.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics98% 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 Drive121% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateFeb 19 '20 at 05:38
Run Duration181 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$200
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Memory 75.6
1-Core 151
2-Core 300
93% 175 Pts
4-Core 589
8-Core 1,004
97% 796 Pts
64-Core 1,430
88% 1,430 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Nvidia(10DE 12FE) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.19
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 119
Parallax 118
98% 119 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 114
Splatting 95.8
99% 125 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 98%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
144GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 294 294 295 295 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 497
Write 495
Mixed 380
SusWrite 314
95% 421 MB/s
4K Read 44.5
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 62.4
208% 74.1 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 371
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 121%
Great: 124%
Kingston SA2000M8250G 250GB
36GB free
Firmware: S5Z42102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 294 165 285 259 261 173 MB/s
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,244
Write 517
Mixed 312
SusWrite 240
126% 578 MB/s
4K Read 62.3
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 84.8
293% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 821
DQ Write 42.3
DQ Mixed 197
202% 353 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 175%
Great: 236%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
65GB free
Firmware: SBFK71E0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 57 56 56 56 57 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
68.9% Good
Read 381
Write 164
Mixed 281
SusWrite 89.6
51% 229 MB/s
4K Read 29.8
4K Write 92.6
4K Mixed 24
125% 48.8 MB/s
DQ Read 164
DQ Write 343
DQ Mixed 137
137% 215 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.9%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$27
320GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 183 184 185 185 182 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Read 135
Write 58.2
Mixed 64.8
SusWrite 183
81% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
133% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 112%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2013)-$44
169GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 38 40 41 42 42 42 MB/s
Performing below expectations (32nd percentile)
39% Below average
Read 95
Write 38.2
Mixed 33.8
SusWrite 40.9
38% 52 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.7
110% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 21%
This bench: 39%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
70.9% Very good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 28.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.4
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 27.4
64% 22.3 GB/s
Latency 89.2
45% 89.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.9%
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 19,292 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) - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $494
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