MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 106%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 86.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive68.6% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201208
Uptime0.2 Days
Run DateMay 07 '21 at 00:57
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.7% Excellent
Memory 72.6
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
92% 173 Pts
4-Core 540
8-Core 886
87% 713 Pts
64-Core 1,089
67% 1,089 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Sapphire(1DA2 E445) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 21.3.1
Performing below potential (68th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
123% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 138
Parallax 307
118% 197 fps
MRender 229
Gravity 146
Splatting 174
148% 183 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 123%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X6001T 1TB
758GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 275 420 420 419 426 430 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 501
Write 382
Mixed 48.9
SusWrite 398
74% 332 MB/s
4K Read 23.9
4K Write 58.8
4K Mixed 0.4
68% 27.7 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 124
DQ Mixed 0.4
38% 92.6 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 102%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
986GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 114 113 115 117 115 118 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
72.8% Very good
Read 138
Write 126
Mixed 74.4
SusWrite 115
83% 114 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 0.9
185% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 72.8%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$63
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 29.4
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 27.9
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 27.6
62% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 68.7%
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 19,142 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: $542
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