MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 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 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics84.6% 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 Drive246% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (15%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime1 Days
Run DateSep 25 '20 at 01:22
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IND-User
Background CPU 15%
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 PC Performing as expected (45th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 79
1-Core 144
2-Core 284
91% 169 Pts
4-Core 502
8-Core 849
82% 676 Pts
64-Core 1036
64% 1036 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
Asus(1043 8797) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
84.6% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 106
Parallax 112
88% 108 fps
MRender 131
Gravity 88.3
Splatting 78.5
79% 99.4 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 84.6%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 626 412 409 413 412 413 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
246% Outstanding
Read 2,229
Write 2,079
Mixed 1,438
SusWrite 447
345% 1,548 MB/s
4K Read 56.4
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 78.8
267% 95.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,007
DQ Write 1,091
DQ Mixed 1,158
842% 1,086 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 246%
Great: 302%
Seagate ST2000DM005-2CW102 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 193 176 177 179 178 196 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 38% Great: 88%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
79.7% Very good
MC Read 31.5
MC Write 23.4
MC Mixed 30.4
81% 28.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.3
SC Write 22
SC Mixed 30.1
72% 25.1 GB/s
Latency 82.4
48% 82.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 79.7%
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 19,140 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: $542
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