MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 79%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 92.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics81.2% 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 Drive214% 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.
High background CPU (30%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.5 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210413
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 06 '21 at 23:18
Run Duration122 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 30%
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 PC Performing above expectations (76th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.6% Outstanding
Memory 84.3
1-Core 149
2-Core 297
96% 177 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 882
87% 712 Pts
64-Core 1,125
70% 1,125 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 92.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-Ti-$143
CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3438 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.27
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
81.2% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 102
Parallax 93.5
84% 99.4 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 94.7
Splatting 80.6
76% 95.6 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 81.2%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM12.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1604 694 532 502 510 512 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
214% Outstanding
Read 1,453
Write 1976
Mixed 1,543
SusWrite 726
321% 1,424 MB/s
4K Read 44.6
4K Write 152
4K Mixed 66.4
233% 87.7 MB/s
DQ Read 647
DQ Write 1,134
DQ Mixed 63.4
282% 615 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 214%
Great: 277%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78
247GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 126 127 130 130 129 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.4% Very good
Read 138
Write 101
Mixed 87.7
SusWrite 128
84% 114 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.1
4K Mixed 0.9
181% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.4%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Adata DDR4 3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3533 MHz
Performing below potential (33rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
79.5% Very good
MC Read 28.9
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 27.8
78% 27.5 GB/s
SC Read 27.6
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 34.3
81% 28.4 GB/s
Latency 72.9
55% 72.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 112%

 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 19,142 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: $544
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