MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics104% 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 Drive274% 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)
Memory12.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 02:26
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing above expectations (67th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 86.2
1-Core 152
2-Core 306
98% 181 Pts
4-Core 578
8-Core 856
89% 717 Pts
64-Core 1,104
68% 1,104 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200
Gigabyte(1458 3FDA) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72
Performing below potential (56th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
104% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 117
Parallax 130
102% 124 fps
MRender 184
Gravity 124
Splatting 107
109% 138 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 104%
Great: 112%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158
656GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 1265 1287 1265 1280 1277 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
274% Outstanding
Read 1,531
Write 1,298
Mixed 1,288
SusWrite 1,205
299% 1,330 MB/s
4K Read 64.6
4K Write 157
4K Mixed 88.7
295% 104 MB/s
DQ Read 1,256
DQ Write 868
DQ Mixed 1,004
765% 1,043 MB/s
Poor: 214%
This bench: 274%
Great: 372%
Toshiba DT01ACA200 2TB-$40
2TB free
Firmware: MX4OABS0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 172 178 179 174 179 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
99.9% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 187
Mixed 21.2
SusWrite 173
100% 139 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.4
4K Mixed 0.6
161% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 99.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
96.3% Outstanding
MC Read 37.6
MC Write 27.2
MC Mixed 37.8
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 29
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 38.8
90% 31.6 GB/s
Latency 71.1
56% 71.1 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.3%
Great: 116%

 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 19,136 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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