MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 59%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 74.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics80.9% 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 Drive61.2% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
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)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 18 '20 at 00:17
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600AF-$97
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
74.6% Very good
Memory 72.5
1-Core 108
2-Core 217
73% 133 Pts
4-Core 412
8-Core 652
65% 532 Pts
64-Core 889
55% 889 Pts
Poor: 63%
This bench: 74.6%
Great: 82%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
80.9% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 95
Parallax 87.7
84% 95.4 fps
MRender 107
Gravity 91.2
Splatting 78.8
74% 92.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 80.9%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Series 500GB
294GB free (System drive)
Firmware: DXT06B0Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 81 75 95 97 102 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 346
Write 134
Mixed 140
SusWrite 95.6
39% 179 MB/s
4K Read 28.2
4K Write 61.9
4K Mixed 26.4
109% 38.8 MB/s
DQ Read 281
DQ Write 98.6
DQ Mixed 65.4
81% 148 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 89%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$32
505GB free
Firmware: CC45
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 172 171 173 173 172 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 138
Write 108
Mixed 80
SusWrite 173
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 1
177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 89%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (27th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73% Very good
MC Read 28.7
MC Write 27.4
MC Mixed 23.8
76% 26.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 19.3
59% 20.7 GB/s
Latency 95.6
42% 95.6 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 73%
Great: 120%

 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 19,160 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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