MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 100%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (40th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 60 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics115% 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 Drive222% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '20 at 02:50
Run Duration110 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (40th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
81.8% Excellent
Memory 75.3
1-Core 151
2-Core 281
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 473
8-Core 930
83% 702 Pts
64-Core 1,387
86% 1,387 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 81.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (45th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
115% Outstanding
Lighting 152
Reflection 144
Parallax 154
124% 150 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 128
Splatting 104
108% 136 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 115%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
625GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1280 1385 1474 253 107 97 MB/s
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,475
Write 1,518
Mixed 1,065
SusWrite 766
271% 1206 MB/s
4K Read 55.4
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 76.2
265% 96.3 MB/s
DQ Read 634
DQ Write 908
DQ Mixed 270
344% 604 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 222%
Great: 255%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
69.9% Good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 27.9
71% 25 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 26.5
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 89.8
45% 89.8 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 69.9%
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 19,233 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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