MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 61%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics76.6% 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 Drive85.3% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190829
Uptime2.1 Days
Run DateJan 08 '21 at 11:27
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
79.9% Very good
Memory 76
1-Core 127
2-Core 248
82% 150 Pts
4-Core 450
8-Core 742
73% 596 Pts
64-Core 970
60% 970 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 79.9%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (70th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
76.6% Very good
Lighting 96.5
Reflection 98.3
Parallax 89.1
79% 94.6 fps
MRender 97.7
Gravity 93.3
Splatting 79
72% 90 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 76.6%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSD Pro 2500 Series 240GB-$225
125GB free (System drive)
Firmware: LUDi
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 229 227 229 228 229 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
85.3% Excellent
Read 446
Write 251
Mixed 291
SusWrite 230
68% 304 MB/s
4K Read 31.5
4K Write 70.8
4K Mixed 39.4
136% 47.2 MB/s
DQ Read 286
DQ Write 221
DQ Mixed 170
150% 226 MB/s
Poor: 48%
This bench: 85.3%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
448GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 165 165 166 168 168 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Read 173
Write 157
Mixed 119
SusWrite 166
113% 154 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (50th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.7
MC Write 29
MC Mixed 26.7
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 22.4
SC Write 28.6
SC Mixed 23.5
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 104%

 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 19,167 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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