MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.4% 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 Drive117% 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)
Memory12 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 03 '20 at 16:16
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (89th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 85.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 866
90% 722 Pts
64-Core 1,079
67% 1,079 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.8.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
Lighting 112
Reflection 93.9
Parallax 165
91% 124 fps
MRender 88.4
Gravity 101
Splatting 128
89% 106 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB
408GB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 452 400 404 408 408 415 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 507
Write 486
Mixed 384
SusWrite 414
101% 448 MB/s
4K Read 32.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 54
179% 66.8 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 288
235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 117%
Great: 119%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
931GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 191 187 187 191 187 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
110% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 144
Mixed 79.4
SusWrite 188
111% 151 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 110%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown KD48GU880-36A180U 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
95.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.2
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 37.5
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 28.3
SC Write 26.8
SC Mixed 38.2
89% 31.1 GB/s
Latency 71.6
56% 71.6 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 95.5%
Great: 113%

 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 19,167 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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