MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 76%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way above expectations (86th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 14 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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics80% 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 Drive181% 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 (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateSep 27 '20 at 20:13
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 20%
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 PC Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 129
2-Core 248
85% 153 Pts
4-Core 494
8-Core 903
84% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,352
84% 1,352 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
80% Very good
Lighting 103
Reflection 93.2
Parallax 92.3
84% 96.1 fps
MRender 103
Gravity 90.7
Splatting 78
73% 90.5 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB
178GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 944 767 251 252 250 251 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
181% Outstanding
Read 1,228
Write 1,048
Mixed 1,059
SusWrite 453
212% 947 MB/s
4K Read 49.7
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 68.5
236% 85 MB/s
DQ Read 702
DQ Write 691
DQ Mixed 779
562% 724 MB/s
Poor: 95%
This bench: 181%
Great: 223%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
125GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 316 315 314 314 316 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 485
Mixed 404
SusWrite 325
96% 428 MB/s
4K Read 42.9
4K Write 98.3
4K Mixed 56.9
190% 66 MB/s
DQ Read 384
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 366
277% 370 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 116%
Great: 124%
Samsung 870 QVO 1TB-$80
896GB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 383 427 480 484 485 485 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 484
Mixed 443
SusWrite 457
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 38
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 52.9
177% 62.6 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 370
279% 372 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 120%
Great: 128%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Dominator DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$201
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.2
MC Write 38.9
MC Mixed 32.2
107% 37.4 GB/s
SC Read 28.4
SC Write 38.3
SC Mixed 30.6
93% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 76.1
53% 76.1 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 104%
Great: 103%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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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: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $514
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