MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics80.4% 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 Drive124% 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.
High background CPU (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory8.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.7 Days
Run DateMar 14 '20 at 17:41
Run Duration137 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 29%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 79.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 291
93% 173 Pts
4-Core 544
8-Core 854
86% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,060
66% 1,060 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.50
Performing below potential (58th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
80.4% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 107
Parallax 90.2
82% 99.5 fps
MRender 92.1
Gravity 93.6
Splatting 95.7
77% 93.8 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 80.4%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte GP-GSM2NE3256GNTD 256GB
106GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EDFM00.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 242 278 289 304 302 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
124% Outstanding
Read 801
Write 307
Mixed 351
SusWrite 286
96% 436 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 159
4K Mixed 40.5
187% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 510
DQ Write 310
DQ Mixed 372
287% 397 MB/s
Poor: 88%
This bench: 124%
Great: 226%
WD Black 6TB (2015)-$296
3TB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 174 174 174 174 174 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 178
Write 186
Mixed 109
SusWrite 175
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 4.7
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 1.1
381% 3.07 MB/s
Poor: 61%
This bench: 102%
Great: 118%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60
486GB free
Firmware: 81.00A81
SusWrite @10s intervals: 86 87 86 89 91 94 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
54.3% Above average
Read 100
Write 94
Mixed 32.7
SusWrite 89
57% 79.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.5
100% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 54.3%
Great: 83%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingmax GZNH23F-18---------- 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
56.2% Above average
MC Read 20.8
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 19.4
55% 19.3 GB/s
SC Read 18.3
SC Write 19.3
SC Mixed 19.1
54% 18.9 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 44%
This bench: 56.2%
Great: 56%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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