MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 101%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 80%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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 98.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics75.8% 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 Drive253% 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)
Memory13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 15 '21 at 02:32
Run Duration157 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (80th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
98.2% Outstanding
Memory 82.7
1-Core 160
2-Core 316
100% 186 Pts
4-Core 609
8-Core 1,098
102% 853 Pts
64-Core 1,510
93% 1,510 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 98.2%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
75.8% Very good
Lighting 95.2
Reflection 93.7
Parallax 86.6
78% 91.8 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 83
Splatting 74.1
72% 90.6 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 75.8%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
667GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1236 804 814 778 799 809 MB/s
Performing above expectations (79th percentile)
253% Outstanding
Read 1,598
Write 1759
Mixed 1,329
SusWrite 873
312% 1,390 MB/s
4K Read 50.4
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 78.6
280% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 1,140
DQ Write 1,061
DQ Mixed 1,172
860% 1,124 MB/s
Poor: 164%
This bench: 253%
Great: 276%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
497GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 488 495 496 493 492 490 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
129% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 490
Mixed 462
SusWrite 492
110% 490 MB/s
4K Read 48.4
4K Write 110
4K Mixed 53.6
200% 70.6 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 371
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 129%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
84.5% Excellent
MC Read 31.6
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 33.8
85% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 22.1
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 36.4
79% 27.6 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 115%

 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 19,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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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: $540
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HDDRAMUSB
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