MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics70.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive148% 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)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateOct 23 '20 at 21:56
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing below expectations (36th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
87.5% Excellent
Memory 78.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 295
93% 174 Pts
4-Core 521
8-Core 820
83% 670 Pts
64-Core 1,048
65% 1,048 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 87.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.87
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
70.4% Very good
Lighting 87.8
Reflection 80.7
Parallax 83.5
72% 84 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 74.2
Splatting 70
68% 85.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 70.4%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
79GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 125 113 117 114 79 42 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
148% Outstanding
Read 1,483
Write 118
Mixed 208
SusWrite 98.1
101% 477 MB/s
4K Read 60.1
4K Write 79.8
4K Mixed 60.9
211% 66.9 MB/s
DQ Read 687
DQ Write 107
DQ Mixed 123
160% 306 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 148%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
HyperX Fury 2666 C16 2x8GB-$75
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.5% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 19.8
MC Mixed 28.9
75% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.6
SC Write 19.8
SC Mixed 27.9
66% 23.1 GB/s
Latency 84.2
48% 84.2 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 97%

 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 19,162 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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