MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 83%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.1% 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 Drive176% 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
3 years ago, 3 years ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 30 '20 at 06:51
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.1% Outstanding
Memory 87.7
1-Core 142
2-Core 286
94% 172 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 801
86% 682 Pts
64-Core 1,024
63% 1,024 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 3825 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 101
Reflection 91.7
Parallax 87.2
82% 93.2 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 84.9
Splatting 83.1
79% 99.1 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 245 49 53 53 54 53 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
176% Outstanding
Read 1,414
Write 903
Mixed 882
SusWrite 84.3
182% 821 MB/s
4K Read 59.1
4K Write 174
4K Mixed 78.7
282% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 346
DQ Write 889
DQ Mixed 221
282% 485 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 176%
Great: 242%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 137 136 137 139 139 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
83.8% Excellent
Read 155
Write 146
Mixed 88.7
SusWrite 137
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
197% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 83.8%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
93.2% Outstanding
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 26.8
MC Mixed 36.6
95% 33.3 GB/s
SC Read 26.4
SC Write 26.3
SC Mixed 34.8
83% 29.2 GB/s
Latency 69.9
57% 69.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 93.2%
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 19,142 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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $544
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