MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 12%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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. Additionally this processor can handle very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 63.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics12% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive188% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime1 Days
Run DateJan 15 '21 at 12:21
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2400G-$135
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.5 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
63.5% Good
Memory 64.7
1-Core 110
2-Core 194
68% 123 Pts
4-Core 334
8-Core 580
55% 457 Pts
64-Core 581
36% 581 Pts
Poor: 52%
This bench: 63.5%
Great: 73%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega 11 (Ryzen iGPU)
MSI(1462 7C02) 2GB
Ram: 2GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
12% Very poor
Lighting 14.9
Reflection 12.3
Parallax 25.7
12% 17.6 fps
MRender 6.1
Gravity 22.9
Splatting 14
12% 14.3 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 12%
Great: 16%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG SPECTRIX S40G 256GB
176GB free (System drive)
Firmware: VB421D56
SusWrite @10s intervals: 999 624 704 572 509 158 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,440
Write 812
Mixed 714
SusWrite 594
198% 890 MB/s
4K Read 44.7
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 57.4
196% 68.8 MB/s
DQ Read 702
DQ Write 789
DQ Mixed 786
580% 759 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 188%
Great: 273%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA362 500GB-$59
437GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 128 128 128 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
71.9% Very good
Read 124
Write 114
Mixed 61
SusWrite 127
78% 106 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 71.9%
Great: 74%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
42.9% Average
MC Read 16.3
MC Write 15.5
MC Mixed 12.6
42% 14.8 GB/s
SC Read 15.5
SC Write 13.8
SC Mixed 14.3
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 114
35% 114 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 42.9%
Great: 62%

 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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