MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 85%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics91.9% 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 Drive121% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateNov 03 '20 at 07:35
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User JPN-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing above expectations (78th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 81.7
1-Core 143
2-Core 279
91% 168 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 807
82% 661 Pts
64-Core 1,018
63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.8.1
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
91.9% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 93.7
Parallax 182
93% 130 fps
MRender 89.6
Gravity 103
Splatting 129
90% 107 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 91.9%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
CT250MX500SSD4 250GB
136GB free (System drive)
Firmware: M3CR023
SusWrite @10s intervals: 453 450 460 466 464 461 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
121% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 460
Mixed 445
SusWrite 459
106% 470 MB/s
4K Read 41.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 56.3
193% 69.1 MB/s
DQ Read 271
DQ Write 276
DQ Mixed 241
190% 262 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 121%
Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
900GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 163 166 166 163 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 69.3
Mixed 84.2
SusWrite 165
86% 117 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
89% Excellent
MC Read 36.5
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 34.8
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.2
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 35.3
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 77.4
52% 77.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89%
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 19,163 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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