MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 20%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 20%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics11.6% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive272% 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.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 07 '20 at 16:06
Run Duration146 Seconds
Run User SVK-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
87.7% Excellent
Memory 84.2
1-Core 149
2-Core 296
95% 176 Pts
4-Core 489
8-Core 843
81% 666 Pts
64-Core 1,084
67% 1,084 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD HD 5770
Sapphire(174B 1482) 1GB
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 15.201.1151.1008
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
11.6% Very poor
Lighting 15.5
Reflection 11.4
Parallax 13.2
13% 13.3 fps
MRender 10.7
Gravity 11.6
Splatting 12.8
10% 11.7 fps
Poor: 10%
This bench: 11.6%
Great: 11%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2018)-$37
292GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 101200WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1241 861 864 864 865 866 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
272% Outstanding
Read 1,946
Write 2230
Mixed 1,718
SusWrite 927
383% 1,705 MB/s
4K Read 50.1
4K Write 190
4K Mixed 77
275% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,285
DQ Write 1,088
DQ Mixed 1,168
880% 1,180 MB/s
Poor: 160%
This bench: 272%
Great: 284%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
13GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 502
Write 489
Mixed 416
105% 469 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 61
214% 76.3 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 367
277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% Great: 124%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
25GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 96 97 97 100 99 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
54.8% Above average
Read 93.1
Write 99.5
Mixed 81.1
SusWrite 97.7
69% 92.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 54.8%
Great: 59%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x4GB
2 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 36.3
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 36
92% 32.1 GB/s
SC Read 26.8
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 36.3
83% 29.1 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 90.4%
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 19,220 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: $547
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