MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (22nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 78 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics113% 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 Drive31% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
High background CPU (25%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateJun 08 '20 at 02:43
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 25%
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 PC Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Memory 69.8
1-Core 133
2-Core 238
80% 147 Pts
4-Core 448
8-Core 823
76% 636 Pts
64-Core 999
62% 999 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 373E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
113% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 138
Parallax 146
122% 145 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 122
Splatting 104
105% 133 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 113%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 480 GB 480GB
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UG3600RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 45 20 1.4 126 45 58 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
31% Below average
Read 416
Write 268
Mixed 255
SusWrite 49.3
55% 247 MB/s
4K Read 14.1
4K Write 6.6
4K Mixed 9.6
37% 10.1 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 31%
Great: 57%
Samsung MZVLB256HAHQ-00000 256GB
15GB free
Firmware: EXD7101Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,069
Write 1,532
Mixed 1,214
355% 1,605 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 58.6
197% 68.4 MB/s
DQ Read 665
DQ Write 627
DQ Mixed 678
500% 657 MB/s
Poor: 119% Great: 249%
WD WD20EURS-63S48Y0 2TB
618GB free
Firmware: 51.0AB51
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 95 102 103 106 102 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
51.2% Above average
Read 77.2
Write 75.5
Mixed 26.2
SusWrite 102
51% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 0.4
4K Mixed 0.4
77% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 51.2%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
66.7% Good
MC Read 28.3
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.1
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 18.6
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 23.3
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 112%

 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 19,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $544
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