MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (64th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 36 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 87.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics102% 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 Drive28.6% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJul 18 '20 at 20:55
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%

 PC Performing above expectations (64th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$199
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
87.9% Excellent
Memory 86.3
1-Core 124
2-Core 237
84% 149 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 866
81% 674 Pts
64-Core 1,299
80% 1,299 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-64-$400
Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1702 MHz, MLim: 1000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.5.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 91
Parallax 186
103% 135 fps
MRender 89.9
Gravity 139
Splatting 130
99% 119 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 102%
Great: 94%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28
12GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 136 142 58 128 60 68 MB/s
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
28.6% Poor
Read 204
Write 87.2
Mixed 83.1
SusWrite 98.7
26% 118 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 10.5
46% 14.9 MB/s
DQ Read 14.3
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 14.4
11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 28.6%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39
202GB free
Firmware: 15.01H15
SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 83 82 83 84 84 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
48.4% Average
Read 85.6
Write 84
Mixed 65.7
SusWrite 82.8
59% 79.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.9
165% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 48.4%
Great: 74%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
931GB free
Firmware: 05.00K05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 104 104 103 105 105 105 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
62.3% Good
Read 112
Write 102
Mixed 67.8
SusWrite 104
71% 96.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1.1
206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 62.3%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
115% Outstanding
MC Read 46.8
MC Write 42.2
MC Mixed 36.7
120% 41.9 GB/s
SC Read 29.6
SC Write 41.8
SC Mixed 34
100% 35.1 GB/s
Latency 71
56% 71 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 115%
Great: 108%

 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 19,287 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) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $504
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