MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 69%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 81.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics81% 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 Drive283% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateOct 25 '20 at 19:31
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 12%
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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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (20th percentile)
81.4% Excellent
Memory 68.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
92% 174 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 874
84% 690 Pts
64-Core 1,367
85% 1,367 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 81.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Sapphire(1DA2 E426) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing below potential (28th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
81% Excellent
Lighting 98.9
Reflection 84.8
Parallax 132
81% 105 fps
MRender 82.8
Gravity 94.2
Splatting 115
82% 97.4 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 81%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
424GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2075 615 618 627 628 625 MB/s
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 2,353
Write 2,252
Mixed 1,554
SusWrite 865
393% 1,756 MB/s
4K Read 55.1
4K Write 147
4K Mixed 79.8
263% 93.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,310
DQ Write 1,126
DQ Mixed 1,214
911% 1,216 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 283%
Great: 340%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32
926GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 183 180 183 184 184 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
107% Outstanding
Read 189
Write 166
Mixed 111
SusWrite 182
119% 162 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 3
4K Mixed 1.2
251% 1.9 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 107%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$55
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
64.7% Good
MC Read 26.4
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 25.3
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 23.5
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 64.7%
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 19,235 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: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $543
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