MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 147%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 135%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 99.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics148% 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 Drive63.4% 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)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 30 '21 at 19:57
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (66th 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 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
99.1% Outstanding
Memory 88
1-Core 148
2-Core 297
97% 178 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 912
93% 752 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 99.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3698 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.11
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 239
Reflection 219
Parallax 209
195% 223 fps
MRender 0.1
Gravity 164
Splatting 145
90% 103 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 148%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SU635 960GB-$65
547GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V8X01c89
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 131 80 80 68 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (26th percentile)
63.4% Good
Read 404
Write 147
Mixed 280
SusWrite 91.1
51% 231 MB/s
4K Read 20.9
4K Write 85.6
4K Mixed 30
115% 45.5 MB/s
DQ Read 146
DQ Write 134
DQ Mixed 156
113% 145 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 108%
Sandisk Ultra 3D NVMe 1TB
147GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1403 825 839 832 851 851 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
263% Outstanding
Read 1,581
Write 1,766
Mixed 1435
SusWrite 934
322% 1,429 MB/s
4K Read 54.2
4K Write 192
4K Mixed 82.2
289% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1334
DQ Write 1,075
DQ Mixed 1,218
908% 1,209 MB/s
Poor: 161%
This bench: 263%
Great: 280%
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)
96.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 37.8
98% 34.2 GB/s
SC Read 28.6
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 38.9
90% 31.5 GB/s
Latency 69.5
58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 96.4%
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%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $542
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