MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive119% 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)
Memory13.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kleuren
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 29 '20 at 15:14
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU1%
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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 4.5 GHz, turbo 4.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 84
1-Core 160
2-Core 321
101% 188 Pts
4-Core 567
8-Core 933
92% 750 Pts
64-Core 1,205
75% 1,205 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 231
Parallax 141
112% 170 fps
MRender 124
Gravity 145
Splatting 127
108% 132 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 109%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
47GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 255 221 198 177 169 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 510
Write 497
Mixed 409
SusWrite 236
93% 413 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 122
4K Mixed 63.9
218% 77.7 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 364
DQ Mixed 368
278% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 119%
Great: 124%
Samsung MZVLW128HEGR-000L2 128GB
93GB free
Firmware: 4L1QCXB7
SusWrite @10s intervals: 283 163 162 162 161 162 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,935
Write 748
Mixed 629
SusWrite 182
191% 874 MB/s
4K Read 62
4K Write 168
4K Mixed 81.4
287% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 889
DQ Write 746
DQ Mixed 709
560% 781 MB/s
Poor: 90%
This bench: 214%
Great: 320%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45
712GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 146 160 169 172 165 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Read 103
Write 124
Mixed 76.3
SusWrite 161
85% 116 MB/s
4K Read 1.6
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
87% 0.73 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Aegis DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.5% Excellent
MC Read 36
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 35.2
91% 31.8 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 35.7
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 73.4
54% 73.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.5%
Great: 107%

 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 19,229 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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