MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 88%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (27th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 73 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics109% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (44%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory26 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 23 '20 at 01:30
Run Duration207 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 44%
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 PC Performing below expectations (27th 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
80% Very good
Memory 68.7
1-Core 148
2-Core 276
88% 164 Pts
4-Core 490
8-Core 779
78% 634 Pts
64-Core 976
60% 976 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
EVGA(3842 3172) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2235 MHz, MLim: 3850 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 140
Reflection 134
Parallax 147
114% 140 fps
MRender 179
Gravity 123
Splatting 102
106% 135 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 2,302
Write 2,165
Mixed 1,371
432% 1946 MB/s
4K Read 56.7
4K Write 161
4K Mixed 78
271% 98.6 MB/s
DQ Read 1,237
DQ Write 1,171
DQ Mixed 1,177
891% 1,195 MB/s
Poor: 199% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
30GB free
Firmware: EMT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 283 224 107 96 87 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Read 469
Write 443
Mixed 392
SusWrite 199
84% 376 MB/s
4K Read 41.1
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 54.9
187% 66.1 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 368
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 106%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
54GB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 131 132 132 131 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
81% Excellent
Read 151
Write 126
Mixed 77
SusWrite 131
89% 121 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
142% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 81%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.3% Good
MC Read 26.6
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 26.1
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.9
SC Write 17.4
SC Mixed 24.8
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 65.3%
Great: 120%

 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 19,201 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $538
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