MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (59th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 41 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.7% 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 Drive72.5% 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 (60%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory9.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 03 '20 at 14:00
Run Duration145 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU 60%
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 PC Performing as expected (59th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
88.4% Excellent
Memory 75.4
1-Core 151
2-Core 287
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 978
91% 760 Pts
64-Core 1,359
84% 1,359 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.7% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 110
Parallax 105
84% 106 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 96
Splatting 98.5
80% 97.2 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89
30GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 0C3G37R5
SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 176 82 57 46 41 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 408
Write 414
Mixed 217
SusWrite 101
64% 285 MB/s
4K Read 28.1
4K Write 70.1
4K Mixed 34.7
124% 44.3 MB/s
DQ Read 268
DQ Write 257
DQ Mixed 155
146% 227 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 88%
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150
47GB free
Firmware: DXM06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 431 433 419 411 395 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 483
Write 443
Mixed 330
SusWrite 420
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 33.6
4K Write 103
4K Mixed 43.8
162% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 156
166% 276 MB/s
Poor: 62%
This bench: 110%
Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB-$80
197GB free
Firmware: 3.AAK
SusWrite @10s intervals: 54 55 55 55 55 55 MB/s
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
35.3% Below average
Read 68
Write 46
Mixed 42.5
SusWrite 54.7
39% 52.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.5
116% 1 MB/s
Poor: 22%
This bench: 35.3%
Great: 43%
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 (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 28.4
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 27.8
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 16.5
SC Mixed 25.1
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 89.4
45% 89.4 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 68.8%
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 19,167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
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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