MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 131%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 122%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 98.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics131% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive320% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 26 '20 at 15:04
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User BGR-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (82nd 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 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
98.7% Outstanding
Memory 84
1-Core 152
2-Core 304
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 970
97% 789 Pts
64-Core 1,158
72% 1,158 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 98.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485
CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
131% Outstanding
Lighting 184
Reflection 197
Parallax 177
150% 186 fps
MRender 129
Gravity 178
Splatting 129
118% 145 fps
Poor: 109%
This bench: 131%
Great: 133%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 991 898 896 897 866 835 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
320% Outstanding
Read 2689
Write 2,521
Mixed 1,919
SusWrite 897
449% 2,007 MB/s
4K Read 71.2
4K Write 187
4K Mixed 99.4
334% 119 MB/s
DQ Read 1,280
DQ Write 1,156
DQ Mixed 1,235
922% 1,224 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 320%
Great: 355%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
MC Read 34
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 34.1
88% 30.8 GB/s
SC Read 25.9
SC Write 24.8
SC Mixed 35.3
82% 28.7 GB/s
Latency 73.5
54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.1%
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 19,163 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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