MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 94.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics102% 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 Drive122% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 18:25
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%
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 PC Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.6% Outstanding
Memory 82.7
1-Core 147
2-Core 291
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 572
8-Core 894
90% 733 Pts
64-Core 1065
66% 1065 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
Nvidia(10DE 1F06) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
102% Outstanding
Lighting 124
Reflection 111
Parallax 127
101% 121 fps
MRender 174
Gravity 114
Splatting 103
103% 130 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 102%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
143GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 399 296 311 302 298 297 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 488
Mixed 398
SusWrite 317
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 120
4K Mixed 63
211% 75.7 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 366
277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
1.5TB free
Firmware: MX4OABB0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 177 181 182 182 182 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 179
Write 180
Mixed 21.3
SusWrite 181
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.6
155% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 103%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.6% Excellent
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 35.4
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 37.5
84% 29.6 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.6%
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 19,141 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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