MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 78%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 95.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics86.2% 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 Drive84.5% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 10 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration176 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.3% Outstanding
Memory 81.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 588
8-Core 852
90% 720 Pts
64-Core 1,090
68% 1,090 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.3.1
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
86.2% Excellent
Lighting 103
Reflection 88.7
Parallax 160
84% 117 fps
MRender 86.7
Gravity 110
Splatting 126
90% 108 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 256GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20001L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 294 255 269 290 275 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Read 478
Write 306
Mixed 301
SusWrite 273
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 88.9
4K Mixed 27.4
115% 46.1 MB/s
DQ Read 333
DQ Write 287
DQ Mixed 217
188% 279 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 84%
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB
46GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 295 254 260 259 262 262 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 461
Mixed 444
SusWrite 265
94% 420 MB/s
4K Read 46.6
4K Write 99.8
4K Mixed 62.1
203% 69.5 MB/s
DQ Read 299
DQ Write 272
DQ Mixed 247
196% 273 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
112GB free
Firmware: V3.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 70 73 74 73 74 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
59.8% Above average
Read 446
Write 379
Mixed 297
SusWrite 114
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 26
4K Write 84.9
4K Mixed 11.7
99% 40.9 MB/s
DQ Read 82.6
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 17.9
52% 107 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 59.8%
Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
919GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 189 188 190 190 185 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 204
Write 184
Mixed 101
SusWrite 188
124% 169 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 3.1
4K Mixed 1.2
241% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 113%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
137GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 130 133 132 132 131 131 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 132
Write 101
Mixed 71
SusWrite 132
80% 109 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 2x8GB-$42
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing above expectations (67th percentile)
79% Very good
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 21
MC Mixed 31.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 20.8
SC Mixed 30.8
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 78.4
51% 78.4 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 79%
Great: 88%

 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 19,141 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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $542
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