MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 68%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 62%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics72.8% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive76% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (88%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMar 02 '21 at 22:51
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 88%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.9% Excellent
Memory 84.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 273
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 772
77% 626 Pts
64-Core 968
60% 968 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.40
Performing below potential (79th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.8% Very good
Lighting 90.9
Reflection 88.1
Parallax 85.1
74% 88 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 80.5
Splatting 72.1
70% 88.5 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
31GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1Z40102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 289 123 8.6 58 91 27 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
76% Very good
Read 490
Write 416
Mixed 382
SusWrite 99.4
77% 347 MB/s
4K Read 33.2
4K Write 102
4K Mixed 24.5
135% 53.1 MB/s
DQ Read 135
DQ Write 338
DQ Mixed 1.1
68% 158 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 76%
Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
483GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 177 185 186 178 185 187 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Read 194
Write 195
Mixed 83.2
SusWrite 183
119% 164 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.7
145% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 108%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
87% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.8
89% 31 GB/s
SC Read 24.3
SC Write 23.6
SC Mixed 33.5
78% 27.1 GB/s
Latency 73
55% 73 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 87%
Great: 110%

 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%
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: $543
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