MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 61%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics73.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive72.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateAug 11 '20 at 05:06
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$125
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
78% Very good
Memory 76.9
1-Core 120
2-Core 229
79% 142 Pts
4-Core 425
8-Core 681
68% 553 Pts
64-Core 899
56% 899 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 78%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
73.2% Very good
Lighting 91.4
Reflection 82.2
Parallax 78
74% 83.9 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 76.3
Splatting 75.4
71% 88.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
PNY CS900 500GB SSD
293GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CS900J13
SusWrite @10s intervals: 102 47 48 48 48 51 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 387
Write 433
Mixed 369
SusWrite 57.5
70% 312 MB/s
4K Read 29
4K Write 74.4
4K Mixed 36.4
130% 46.6 MB/s
DQ Read 251
DQ Write 350
DQ Mixed 207
182% 269 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 96%
SanDisk Ultra 32GB
25GB free, PID null
SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 37 36 14 15 13 MB/s
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 114
Write 37.9
Mixed 45.2
SusWrite 25
62% 55.5 MB/s
4K Read 7.3
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 3.3
214% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 11%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 36%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (32nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
74.8% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 25.4
MC Mixed 25.9
77% 26.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 27.3
SC Mixed 21.6
66% 23 GB/s
Latency 86.5
46% 86.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 74.8%
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 19,129 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: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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