MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 93%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 87%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96% 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 Drive267% 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)
Memory28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 08 '20 at 09:53
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing above expectations (74th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
Memory 81.4
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 548
8-Core 892
88% 720 Pts
64-Core 1,096
68% 1,096 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Sapphire(1DA2 E426) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.4.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 100
Parallax 205
96% 141 fps
MRender 96.6
Gravity 110
Splatting 138
97% 115 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 96%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
563GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1535 834 837 839 840 843 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
267% Outstanding
Read 1,595
Write 1,735
Mixed 1,450
SusWrite 955
323% 1,434 MB/s
4K Read 54.6
4K Write 200
4K Mixed 83.9
296% 113 MB/s
DQ Read 1,323
DQ Write 1,103
DQ Mixed 1212
908% 1,212 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 267%
Great: 276%
Amd-raid WDC WDBNCE0010P 1TB
319GB free
Firmware: 4150
SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 270 270 370 360 356 MB/s
Performing below expectations (22nd percentile)
59.7% Above average
Read 322
Write 400
Mixed 233
SusWrite 321
72% 319 MB/s
4K Read 16.3
4K Write 46.3
4K Mixed 21.7
77% 28.1 MB/s
DQ Read 51.3
DQ Write 103
DQ Mixed 39.9
41% 64.8 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 59.7%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$160
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
94.2% Outstanding
MC Read 39.3
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 38.2
97% 33.9 GB/s
SC Read 27.4
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 38.5
84% 29.5 GB/s
Latency 77.9
51% 77.9 ns
Poor: 59%
This bench: 94.2%
Great: 114%

 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 19,141 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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