MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 88%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics110% 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory6.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime5.3 Days
Run DateApr 23 '21 at 12:57
Run Duration123 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU10%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
88% Excellent
Memory 86.6
1-Core 144
2-Core 275
93% 169 Pts
4-Core 481
8-Core 811
79% 646 Pts
64-Core 1,020
63% 1,020 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (17th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
110% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 136
Parallax 137
115% 138 fps
MRender 167
Gravity 123
Splatting 108
106% 133 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 110%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 3L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1,779
Write 1,078
Mixed 727
262% 1,194 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 132
4K Mixed 66.9
230% 82.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,227
DQ Write 998
DQ Mixed 935
748% 1,054 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145
3TB free
Firmware: SC46
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 177 174 174 178 177 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 151
Write 157
Mixed 73.2
SusWrite 176
102% 139 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
130% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (43rd percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 34.4
MC Write 25.5
MC Mixed 35
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 23.6
SC Write 24.7
SC Mixed 30.1
75% 26.1 GB/s
Latency 70.8
56% 70.8 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 88%
Great: 120%

 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 19,312 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) - $80

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $492
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