MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 65%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics81.1% 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 Drive262% 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.
Memory28GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 28GB 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.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory24.7 GB free of 28 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 09 '21 at 01:41
Run Duration196 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 1200-$100
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 4 threads
Base clock 3.3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
65% Good
Memory 60.1
1-Core 98.4
2-Core 204
65% 121 Pts
4-Core 404
8-Core 404
54% 404 Pts
64-Core 395
24% 395 Pts
Poor: 37%
This bench: 65%
Great: 68%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
EVGA(3842 1667) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.1% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 99.8
Parallax 90.4
86% 98.4 fps
MRender 98.7
Gravity 92.7
Splatting 79.3
73% 90.2 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.1%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
465GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1170 1098 1111 1051 1036 1148 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,476
Write 2,274
Mixed 1,633
SusWrite 1,102
419% 1,871 MB/s
4K Read 53.8
4K Write 99.7
4K Mixed 68
221% 73.8 MB/s
DQ Read 703
DQ Write 490
DQ Mixed 640
466% 611 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 262%
Great: 372%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109
477GB free
Firmware: RVQ02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 424 476 487 485 485 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
115% Outstanding
Read 461
Write 445
Mixed 420
SusWrite 474
102% 450 MB/s
4K Read 34.1
4K Write 95.8
4K Mixed 47.7
164% 59.2 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 368
276% 369 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 115%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 Samsung M378A5244CB0-CRC Samsung M378A1K43CB2-CRC 28GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 4096, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
78.1% Very good
MC Read 29.7
MC Write 29.3
MC Mixed 26.8
82% 28.6 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 29.2
SC Mixed 22.4
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 127
31% 127 ns
Poor: 52%
This bench: 78.1%
Great: 78%

 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 19,160 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%
Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $543
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