MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 80%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics90.2% 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 Drive85% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 22 '20 at 22:17
Run Duration175 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
85.6% Excellent
Memory 80.6
1-Core 152
2-Core 235
88% 156 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 912
83% 699 Pts
64-Core 1,148
71% 1,148 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 85.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
PowerColor(148C 2388) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1750 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.2% Outstanding
Lighting 108
Reflection 92.9
Parallax 153
88% 118 fps
MRender 91.3
Gravity 113
Splatting 133
94% 112 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.2%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SK hynix SC210 2.5 7MM 256GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 20001L00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 297 262 266 296 279 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
85% Excellent
Read 472
Write 308
Mixed 294
SusWrite 278
76% 338 MB/s
4K Read 21.8
4K Write 88.6
4K Mixed 27.4
115% 45.9 MB/s
DQ Read 352
DQ Write 292
DQ Mixed 222
194% 289 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 85%
Great: 84%
Intel SSDSCKKW256G8 256GB
39GB free
Firmware: LHF004C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 259 258 262 260 262 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 350
Mixed 448
SusWrite 275
88% 395 MB/s
4K Read 46.1
4K Write 99
4K Mixed 61.6
201% 68.9 MB/s
DQ Read 298
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 247
196% 273 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
Spcc Solid State Disk 120GB
12GB free
Firmware: V3.3
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 443
Write 374
Mixed 286
82% 368 MB/s
4K Read 25.8
4K Write 83.3
4K Mixed 11.2
98% 40.1 MB/s
DQ Read 82.3
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 18.6
52% 107 MB/s
Poor: 36% Great: 83%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28
436GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 137 129 132 140 137 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.8% Excellent
Read 174
Write 167
Mixed 111
SusWrite 135
108% 147 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.8%
Great: 109%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
137GB free
Firmware: CC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 132 133 131 130 133 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (17th percentile)
75.4% Very good
Read 132
Write 101
Mixed 74.5
SusWrite 131
80% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 75.4%
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 (64th percentile)
78.9% Very good
MC Read 31.9
MC Write 20.9
MC Mixed 31.6
80% 28.1 GB/s
SC Read 23
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 30.4
71% 24.7 GB/s
Latency 79.5
50% 79.5 ns
Poor: 50%
This bench: 78.9%
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 19,200 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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