MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 99%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (63rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 37 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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 Drive95.1% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201208
Uptime3.4 Days
Run DateMay 16 '21 at 11:30
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User IDN-User
Background CPU10%

 PC Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
89.9% Excellent
Memory 85.1
1-Core 148
2-Core 292
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 509
8-Core 808
81% 658 Pts
64-Core 1,042
64% 1,042 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 89.9%
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 (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 133
Reflection 136
Parallax 291
109% 187 fps
MRender 225
Gravity 140
Splatting 168
144% 178 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 117%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X6001T 1TB
748GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1230A0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 413 419 425 427 425 434 MB/s
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
95.1% Outstanding
Read 480
Write 399
Mixed 412
SusWrite 424
96% 429 MB/s
4K Read 30.8
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 27.5
135% 53 MB/s
DQ Read 174
DQ Write 266
DQ Mixed 50.3
86% 164 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 95.1%
Great: 102%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82
916GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 114 115 117 115 117 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
65.9% Good
Read 115
Write 122
Mixed 79.2
SusWrite 115
79% 108 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
181% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 65.9%
Great: 86%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
93.8% Outstanding
MC Read 39.2
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 38.2
96% 33.8 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 23.3
SC Mixed 35.8
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 71.9
56% 71.9 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 93.8%
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 19,160 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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