MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 117%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 97%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 109%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (65th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 35 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 89.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics129% 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 Drive308% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 19 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User CZE-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing above expectations (65th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
89.4% Excellent
Memory 79.3
1-Core 147
2-Core 284
92% 170 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 835
84% 684 Pts
64-Core 1,064
66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340
Nvidia(10DE 2486) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (57th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
129% Outstanding
Lighting 179
Reflection 173
Parallax 162
146% 171 fps
MRender 188
Gravity 138
Splatting 118
118% 148 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 129%
Great: 136%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
755GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2122 2213 1151 1171 1167 1168 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
308% Outstanding
Read 2,494
Write 2,312
Mixed 1,646
SusWrite 1,499
446% 1,988 MB/s
4K Read 64.1
4K Write 99.2
4K Mixed 73.3
244% 78.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,360
DQ Write 500
DQ Mixed 650
554% 837 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 308%
Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
5GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 452
Write 302
Mixed 386
84% 380 MB/s
4K Read 46
4K Write 78.4
4K Mixed 52.5
178% 59 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 317
DQ Mixed 250
215% 318 MB/s
Poor: 80% Great: 134%
SanDisk SDDR-C531 Reader 256GB
123GB free, PID cfcc
Operating at USB 3.1 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 92 94 93 96 96 96 MB/s
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
55% Above average
Read 166
Write 92
Mixed 88.2
SusWrite 94.6
138% 110 MB/s
4K Read 5.8
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 3.9
253% 4.2 MB/s
Poor: 23%
This bench: 55%
Great: 57%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
86.2% Excellent
MC Read 34.7
MC Write 23.8
MC Mixed 33.7
88% 30.7 GB/s
SC Read 25.3
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 34.5
80% 27.8 GB/s
Latency 81.8
49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 86.2%
Great: 118%

 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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