MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.8% 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 Drive91.1% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '20 at 00:11
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 72
1-Core 148
2-Core 298
91% 173 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 922
94% 759 Pts
64-Core 1,130
70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
Gigabyte(1458 4014) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Lighting 96.9
Reflection 84
Parallax 80.8
79% 87.2 fps
MRender 117
Gravity 78.6
Splatting 77.2
73% 91 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SSD 240GB
194GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM13.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 232 234 236 226 234 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (90th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 515
Write 477
Mixed 408
SusWrite 227
91% 407 MB/s
4K Read 36.3
4K Write 38.9
4K Mixed 43.7
132% 39.6 MB/s
DQ Read 367
DQ Write 312
DQ Mixed 102
142% 261 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 95%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$38
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (19th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.8% Good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 26.3
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 18.3
SC Mixed 25.3
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 96.9
41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.8%
Great: 103%

 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 19,136 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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