MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 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 88.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics109% 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 Drive239% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory9.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime3.6 Days
Run DateOct 19 '20 at 16:55
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (43rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
88.7% Excellent
Memory 73.2
1-Core 144
2-Core 299
91% 172 Pts
4-Core 558
8-Core 916
90% 737 Pts
64-Core 1,401
87% 1,401 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 88.7%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
109% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 133
Parallax 139
116% 138 fps
MRender 172
Gravity 120
Splatting 100
104% 131 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 109%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW010T9 1TB
762GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1544 1519 1577 357 138 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
239% Outstanding
Read 1,621
Write 1,607
Mixed 1,173
SusWrite 885
296% 1,321 MB/s
4K Read 57.8
4K Write 137
4K Mixed 74.7
256% 89.9 MB/s
DQ Read 858
DQ Write 959
DQ Mixed 347
416% 721 MB/s
Poor: 139%
This bench: 239%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.8% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 27
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 17.3
SC Mixed 25.8
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 94.1
42% 94.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 67.8%
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 19,142 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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