MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 108%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics119% 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 Drive316% 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)
Memory26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 23 '20 at 17:24
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.3% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 141
2-Core 277
91% 167 Pts
4-Core 495
8-Core 726
76% 610 Pts
64-Core 1009
62% 1009 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 152
Parallax 161
128% 157 fps
MRender 187
Gravity 135
Splatting 110
114% 144 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 119%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82
396GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1599 1745 854 1486 816 511 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
316% Outstanding
Read 2,655
Write 2,069
Mixed 262
SusWrite 1,168
340% 1,539 MB/s
4K Read 62.8
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 89.7
312% 115 MB/s
DQ Read 739
DQ Write 1,148
DQ Mixed 481
494% 790 MB/s
Poor: 147%
This bench: 316%
Great: 311%
Amd-raid KINGSTON SA400S3 960GB
541GB free
Firmware: S340
SusWrite @10s intervals: 274 415 414 407 420 423 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
70.9% Very good
Read 474
Write 34.1
Mixed 65.2
SusWrite 392
53% 241 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 42.6
4K Mixed 18.2
72% 25.9 MB/s
DQ Read 34.2
DQ Write 243
DQ Mixed 51.1
65% 110 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 70.9%
Great: 73%
Amd-raid ST2000DM001-1ER1 2TB
2.5TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 348 358 356 360 360 361 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
195% Outstanding
Read 325
Write 240
Mixed 64.5
SusWrite 357
178% 247 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 3.4
4K Mixed 0.3
155% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 195%
Great: 112%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M1Z3600C18 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 42.2
MC Write 27
MC Mixed 41.7
106% 37 GB/s
SC Read 26.6
SC Write 26.1
SC Mixed 38
86% 30.2 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 102%
Great: 121%

 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: $544
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