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 (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 91.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics126% 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 Drive209% 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)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateApr 13 '21 at 02:47
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%

 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 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
91.3% Outstanding
Memory 81.2
1-Core 153
2-Core 292
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 545
8-Core 861
86% 703 Pts
64-Core 1,097
68% 1,097 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 91.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.3.2
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
126% Outstanding
Lighting 150
Reflection 143
Parallax 312
123% 202 fps
MRender 236
Gravity 149
Splatting 177
152% 188 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 126%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB
21GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 613 587 529 154 175 141 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
209% Outstanding
Read 1,670
Write 349
Mixed 1,281
SusWrite 366
202% 916 MB/s
4K Read 64.8
4K Write 178
4K Mixed 89.5
307% 111 MB/s
DQ Read 766
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 249
261% 444 MB/s
Poor: 118%
This bench: 209%
Great: 277%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
40GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 165 164 165 165 168 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
84.3% Excellent
Read 129
Write 133
Mixed 71.6
SusWrite 165
91% 125 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 84.3%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3000 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
MC Read 35.1
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 33.8
87% 30.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 33.3
78% 27.2 GB/s
Latency 78.3
51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 85.5%
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 19,241 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: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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