MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 89.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics96.4% 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 Drive348% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory22.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateSep 08 '20 at 14:25
Run Duration192 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
89.1% Excellent
Memory 79.8
1-Core 151
2-Core 292
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 527
8-Core 922
88% 725 Pts
64-Core 1,376
85% 1,376 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.4% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 122
Parallax 126
97% 122 fps
MRender 153
Gravity 110
Splatting 94.3
94% 119 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 96.4%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
452GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1699 1414 1415 1494 1482 1474 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
348% Outstanding
Read 2,626
Write 2,470
Mixed 1,906
SusWrite 1,496
476% 2,125 MB/s
4K Read 64.5
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 94.2
310% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 1,347
DQ Write 1,144
DQ Mixed 1,255
938% 1,248 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 348%
Great: 410%
Gigabyte SSD 240GB-$30
223GB free
Firmware: SBFM61.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 109 109 107 107 108 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
93.9% Outstanding
Read 490
Write 427
Mixed 377
SusWrite 167
82% 365 MB/s
4K Read 40.3
4K Write 84.2
4K Mixed 44.4
163% 56.3 MB/s
DQ Read 297
DQ Write 335
DQ Mixed 224
194% 285 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 93.9%
Great: 91%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
90.5% Outstanding
MC Read 37.1
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 36.7
93% 32.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 35.6
81% 28.3 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.5%
Great: 134%

 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 19,160 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: $543
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