MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 51%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 49%
Yacht
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics54.9% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive343% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colores
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 18 '20 at 19:01
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU5%
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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 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 84.2
1-Core 96.7
2-Core 191
72% 124 Pts
4-Core 380
8-Core 688
64% 534 Pts
64-Core 963
60% 963 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1650S (Super)-$300
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
54.9% Above average
Lighting 71.7
Reflection 68.3
Parallax 72.7
58% 70.9 fps
MRender 63.3
Gravity 64.3
Splatting 51.3
48% 59.6 fps
Poor: 53%
This bench: 54.9%
Great: 62%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$92
583GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2315 2201 1496 1459 1469 1459 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
343% Outstanding
Read 2,583
Write 2,425
Mixed 1,894
SusWrite 1,733
485% 2,159 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 158
4K Mixed 90.3
299% 105 MB/s
DQ Read 984
DQ Write 831
DQ Mixed 913
683% 909 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 343%
Great: 410%
Kingdian S280-240GB 240GB
222GB free
Firmware: P0414B
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 231 66 86 76 76 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
83.5% Excellent
Read 495
Write 366
Mixed 343
SusWrite 151
76% 339 MB/s
4K Read 27.1
4K Write 76.9
4K Mixed 39.3
132% 47.8 MB/s
DQ Read 314
DQ Write 285
DQ Mixed 228
190% 275 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 83.5%
Great: 100%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$84
1.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 120 121 120 120 119 119 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
69.1% Good
Read 121
Write 112
Mixed 80.5
SusWrite 120
80% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.9
172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 69.1%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2933 MHz clocked @ 1467 MHz
Performing below potential (84th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
99.1% Outstanding
MC Read 39.5
MC Write 37
MC Mixed 32.4
104% 36.3 GB/s
SC Read 23.9
SC Write 34.7
SC Mixed 24.8
79% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 73.1
55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 108%

 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 19,162 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: $543
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