MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 95%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 88%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 91.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive118% 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)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 11 '21 at 21:29
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%
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 PC Performing as expected (60th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.5% Outstanding
Memory 82.8
1-Core 147
2-Core 294
94% 175 Pts
4-Core 538
8-Core 874
86% 706 Pts
64-Core 1053
65% 1053 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 145
Parallax 198
104% 156 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 138
Splatting 94.1
93% 117 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 100%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pcie SSD 512GB
126GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ECFM Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 584 468 338 307 232 234 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 1027
Write 1,701
Mixed 115
SusWrite 361
179% 801 MB/s
4K Read 22.7
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 7.9
110% 51.4 MB/s
DQ Read 168
DQ Write 931
DQ Mixed 624
458% 574 MB/s
Poor: 105%
This bench: 118%
Great: 267%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
1TB free
Firmware: 80.0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 128 129 126 127 132 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
68.6% Good
Read 110
Write 105
Mixed 47.2
SusWrite 128
71% 97.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1
191% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$88
860GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 169 169 160 164 172 MB/s
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 72.1
Write 121
Mixed 18.7
SusWrite 166
68% 94.4 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
43% 0.43 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 85%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
89.1% Excellent
MC Read 35.9
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 35.1
90% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 24
SC Mixed 36
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 75.5
53% 75.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 89.1%
Great: 109%

 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 19,143 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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