MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 99%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 95%
Nuclear submarine
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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics97.5% 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 Drive244% 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)
Memory11.9 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 09:11
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User ISR-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 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 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)
96.3% Outstanding
Memory 84.4
1-Core 150
2-Core 296
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 580
8-Core 973
95% 777 Pts
64-Core 1,406
87% 1,406 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.3%
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)
97.5% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 99
Parallax 198
98% 139 fps
MRender 96.3
Gravity 110
Splatting 138
97% 115 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 97.5%
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
SusWrite @10s intervals: 855 362 312 200 222 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
244% Outstanding
Read 2,324
Write 516
Mixed 240
SusWrite 356
185% 859 MB/s
4K Read 61.6
4K Write 166
4K Mixed 85.4
291% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 735
DQ Write 1,010
DQ Mixed 483
474% 743 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 244%
Great: 311%
Sobetter Ext 256GB
69GB free
Firmware: 3202
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 42 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
19.2% Very poor
Read 42.1
Write 42
Mixed 41.8
SusWrite 41.8
9% 41.9 MB/s
4K Read 13.1
4K Write 15.4
4K Mixed 13.7
46% 14.1 MB/s
DQ Read 14.1
DQ Write 18.7
DQ Mixed 15.8
12% 16.2 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 19.2%
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 (49th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
MC Read 31.2
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 33.2
84% 29.5 GB/s
SC Read 25
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 33.5
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 72.8
55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.6%
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 19,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $544
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