MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 94%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 94%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
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 a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 88.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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 Drive389% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory59.8 GB free of 64 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 26 '21 at 09:52
Run Duration444 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 16%

 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 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
88.1% Excellent
Memory 71.2
1-Core 145
2-Core 296
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 563
8-Core 872
89% 717 Pts
64-Core 1,114
69% 1,114 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 88.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$274
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.41
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
104% Outstanding
Lighting 138
Reflection 122
Parallax 126
112% 128 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 105
Splatting 90.7
90% 113 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 104%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145
2TB free
Firmware: SVQ01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 461 482 469 484 478 472 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (94th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 513
Write 493
Mixed 433
SusWrite 474
108% 478 MB/s
4K Read 39.5
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 57.3
196% 71.8 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 371
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 64%
This bench: 127%
Great: 128%
WDS500G1X0E-00AFY0 500GB
394GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 611100WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2554 2560 2525 1388 816 722 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
389% Outstanding
Read 2,865
Write 2,662
Mixed 2403
SusWrite 1,761
544% 2,423 MB/s
4K Read 74.5
4K Write 191
4K Mixed 95.2
336% 120 MB/s
DQ Read 1,556
DQ Write 1,304
DQ Mixed 1,405
1,059% 1,422 MB/s
Poor: 234%
This bench: 389%
Great: 494%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 4x16GB
4 of 4 slots used
64GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73.2% Very good
MC Read 30.6
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 29.9
75% 26.2 GB/s
SC Read 23.1
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 29.8
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 98.5
41% 98.5 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 73.2%
Great: 136%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 49: 8R 3G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
49% 14% 76 345 283 60 27" 1920 1080 ACR079F QG271
History: Score 9: 1R 0G 4B | Score 37: 5R 3G 3B | Score 14: 1R 1G 6B | Score 26: 1R 6G 3B | Score 49: 6R 6G 1B | Score 49: 8R 3G 0B
Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,163 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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