MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
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 95.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.5 Days
Run DateJul 19 '20 at 09:08
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU5%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 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 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
95.7% Outstanding
Memory 83.5
1-Core 149
2-Core 286
94% 173 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 864
90% 721 Pts
64-Core 1351
84% 1351 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 95.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.5.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.7% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 99.5
Parallax 197
99% 139 fps
MRender 95.7
Gravity 110
Splatting 137
96% 114 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 97.7%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
53GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,126
Write 1,451
Mixed 643
309% 1,407 MB/s
4K Read 33.9
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 52.4
204% 82.6 MB/s
DQ Read 309
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 451
385% 545 MB/s
Poor: 147% Great: 311%
Sobetter Ext 256GB
69GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 41 42 42 42 42 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
19% Very poor
Read 40.3
Write 42.1
Mixed 41.6
SusWrite 41.7
9% 41.4 MB/s
4K Read 13
4K Write 15.1
4K Mixed 13.6
45% 13.9 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 18.6
DQ Mixed 15.8
12% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 19%
Great: 69%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
83.1% Excellent
MC Read 31.1
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 33.1
84% 29.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 22.8
SC Mixed 32.6
77% 26.8 GB/s
Latency 74.4
54% 74.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.1%
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 19,159 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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