MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.9% 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 Drive213% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateFeb 24 '21 at 16:55
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 17%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 PRO 3600 6-Core
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 79.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 287
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 510
8-Core 802
81% 656 Pts
64-Core 1,057
65% 1,057 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 91%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (42nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
77.9% Very good
Lighting 94.8
Reflection 109
Parallax 99
77% 101 fps
MRender 95.6
Gravity 96.6
Splatting 97.3
79% 96.5 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 77.9%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$45
121GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 565 299 284 279 296 292 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
213% Outstanding
Read 2,017
Write 1,438
Mixed 584
SusWrite 336
241% 1,094 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 53.1
215% 83.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,050
DQ Write 1,066
DQ Mixed 726
637% 947 MB/s
Poor: 142%
This bench: 213%
Great: 236%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 240GB-$180
130GB free
Firmware: LH6i
SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 219 206 217 211 209 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
93% Outstanding
Read 429
Write 276
Mixed 289
SusWrite 209
67% 301 MB/s
4K Read 36.5
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 44.2
168% 62 MB/s
DQ Read 285
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 147
141% 223 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93%
Great: 89%
Hitachi HUS726040ALN610 4TB
3.5TB free
Firmware: APGNT907
SusWrite @10s intervals: 201 193 199 202 194 204 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 180
Mixed 77.3
SusWrite 199
116% 159 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 5
4K Mixed 0.8
227% 2.3 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 109%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.4% Excellent
MC Read 34.3
MC Write 22.6
MC Mixed 33.2
86% 30 GB/s
SC Read 25.5
SC Write 22.5
SC Mixed 34.3
78% 27.4 GB/s
Latency 81.7
49% 81.7 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.4%
Great: 103%

 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 19,136 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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