MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics73.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 27 '20 at 16:52
Run Duration189 Seconds
Run User ZAF-User
Background CPU9%
Watch Gameplay: 1660 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 80.9
1-Core 147
2-Core 297
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 560
8-Core 880
89% 720 Pts
64-Core 1,092
68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
Device(7377 1501) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
73.1% Very good
Lighting 96.6
Reflection 85.6
Parallax 75
79% 85.7 fps
MRender 70.8
Gravity 78.9
Splatting 77
62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 73.1%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
BW-NV3 512GB
158GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1111A0L
SusWrite @10s intervals: 754 628 1153 703 808 611 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
222% Outstanding
Read 1,864
Write 1,344
Mixed 218
SusWrite 776
232% 1,050 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 33.9
200% 78.1 MB/s
DQ Read 902
DQ Write 997
DQ Mixed 206
361% 702 MB/s
Poor: 126%
This bench: 222%
Great: 229%
Yeston Extreme 500G 500GB
217GB free
Firmware: S0425A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 292 262 262 262 260 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 506
Write 452
Mixed 385
SusWrite 302
92% 411 MB/s
4K Read 36.7
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 54
180% 65.2 MB/s
DQ Read 357
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 114
149% 269 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 110%
Great: 114%
EKV100-120G 120GB
95GB free
Firmware: S0513A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 434 111 52 92 55 55 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
79.4% Very good
Read 439
Write 431
Mixed 344
SusWrite 133
75% 337 MB/s
4K Read 31.7
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 29.6
149% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 85.8
DQ Write 337
DQ Mixed 41.1
81% 155 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 79.4%
Great: 79%
Taisu 120GB 120GB
87GB free
Firmware: Q0111A
SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 161 161 161 161 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
65.6% Good
Read 487
Write 160
Mixed 173
SusWrite 161
54% 245 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 11.5
104% 46.2 MB/s
DQ Read 137
DQ Write 161
DQ Mixed 62.4
71% 120 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 77%
EKV100-120G 120GB
76GB free
Firmware: SBFQE1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 151 67 67 67 116 MB/s
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.8% Below average
Read 245
Write 66.6
Mixed 75.9
SusWrite 90.7
26% 120 MB/s
4K Read 19.8
4K Write 28.4
4K Mixed 5
51% 17.7 MB/s
DQ Read 24
DQ Write 23.7
DQ Mixed 21.1
17% 22.9 MB/s
Poor: 31%
This bench: 30.8%
Great: 79%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (60th percentile)
87.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.9
MC Write 23.7
MC Mixed 34.8
89% 31.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 23.5
SC Mixed 35.1
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 78.9
51% 78.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 87.4%
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 19,167 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: $548
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