MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 115%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive108% 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.
Very high background CPU (54%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 27 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 54%
Watch Gameplay: 2060S + 3700X How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94% Outstanding
Memory 71.4
1-Core 154
2-Core 315
94% 180 Pts
4-Core 623
8-Core 1211
109% 917 Pts
64-Core 2208
137% 2208 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 94%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
MSI(1462 C755) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 129
Reflection 124
Parallax 127
105% 127 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 115
Splatting 102
104% 131 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
As25 480GB 480GB
139GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 02K0S7PA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 368 247 254 250 254 253 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 508
Write 449
Mixed 388
SusWrite 271
91% 404 MB/s
4K Read 37.1
4K Write 100
4K Mixed 53.3
177% 63.5 MB/s
DQ Read 361
DQ Write 331
DQ Mixed 113
148% 268 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 108%
Great: 105%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36
154GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 91 91 91 92 91 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
49% Average
Read 79.5
Write 87.5
Mixed 59.5
SusWrite 90.9
58% 79.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 1
170% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 28%
This bench: 49%
Great: 70%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.9% Very good
MC Read 31
MC Write 27.5
MC Mixed 27.7
82% 28.7 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 25.4
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 98.2
41% 98.2 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 110%

 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%
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: $543
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