MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 129%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 146%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics142% 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 Drive303% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory58.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 22 '20 at 06:41
Run Duration238 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 11%
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 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
Memory 83.4
1-Core 142
2-Core 237
87% 154 Pts
4-Core 507
8-Core 876
84% 691 Pts
64-Core 2,216
137% 2,216 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-Ti-$441
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (14th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
142% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 212
Parallax 195
154% 199 fps
MRender 247
Gravity 198
Splatting 134
152% 193 fps
Poor: 128%
This bench: 142%
Great: 174%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
203GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 979 876 878 878 847 844 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
303% Outstanding
Read 2,546
Write 2368
Mixed 1,831
SusWrite 884
427% 1,907 MB/s
4K Read 66.5
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 94
311% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,224
DQ Write 1050
DQ Mixed 1,141
854% 1,138 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 303%
Great: 355%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB
349GB free
Firmware: SBFK61F1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 425 423 430 464 458 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 230
Write 105
Mixed 348
SusWrite 434
63% 280 MB/s
4K Read 37
4K Write 81.6
4K Mixed 42.3
154% 53.6 MB/s
DQ Read 316
DQ Write 348
DQ Mixed 230
201% 298 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 102%
Seagate Barracuda Green 2TB-$95
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC32
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.2 3.8 5.3 3.5 4.7 4.4 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile)
1.74% Terrible
Read 2
Write 20.5
Mixed 2.3
SusWrite 4.1
5% 7.22 MB/s
4K Read 0
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0.1
11% 0.03 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 1.74%
Great: 75%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 171 175 173 174 175 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
98.9% Outstanding
Read 174
Write 146
Mixed 86
SusWrite 171
106% 144 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
135% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63
2TB free
Firmware: CC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 196 203 205 206 204 205 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
117% Outstanding
Read 203
Write 160
Mixed 82.5
SusWrite 203
118% 162 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 0.8
153% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 117%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
104% Outstanding
MC Read 41.5
MC Write 36
MC Mixed 38.2
110% 38.6 GB/s
SC Read 25.1
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 35.5
80% 28.1 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 104%
Great: 136%

 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 19,141 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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