MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 91.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics72.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive258% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 17 '21 at 18:23
Run Duration206 Seconds
Run User DEU-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
91.2% Outstanding
Memory 86.2
1-Core 128
2-Core 258
87% 157 Pts
4-Core 516
8-Core 941
87% 729 Pts
64-Core 1,421
88% 1,421 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 91.2%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170
CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.5.1
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
72.6% Very good
Lighting 90.3
Reflection 106
Parallax 140
74% 112 fps
MRender 87.6
Gravity 100
Splatting 75
71% 87.7 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 72.6%
Great: 85%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P5 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$69
329GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P4CR311 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1681 2096 1513 459 780 456 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
258% Outstanding
Read 2,570
Write 2,060
Mixed 1,689
SusWrite 1,164
418% 1871 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 63.3
4K Mixed 55
182% 56.7 MB/s
DQ Read 1,007
DQ Write 230
DQ Mixed 374
338% 537 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 258%
Great: 332%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
233GB free
Firmware: EMT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 305 305 305 305 304 MB/s
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 498
Write 476
Mixed 404
SusWrite 320
95% 424 MB/s
4K Read 42.1
4K Write 62.3
4K Mixed 47.7
158% 50.7 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 275
DQ Mixed 367
264% 342 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 103%
Great: 124%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50
164GB free
Firmware: CC29
SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 153 148 147 149 151 MB/s
Performing below expectations (37th percentile)
83.6% Excellent
Read 143
Write 116
Mixed 79.1
SusWrite 148
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51%
This bench: 83.6%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
107% Outstanding
MC Read 43.8
MC Write 40.1
MC Mixed 33
111% 39 GB/s
SC Read 28.6
SC Write 38.1
SC Mixed 30.7
93% 32.5 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 107%
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 19,198 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: $543
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