MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 78%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 73%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics76.7% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive275% 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
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime4 Days
Run DateSep 10 '21 at 19:19
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$199
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 82.6
1-Core 155
2-Core 298
96% 179 Pts
4-Core 576
8-Core 909
91% 742 Pts
64-Core 1,112
69% 1,112 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$200
PNY(196E 1332) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2310 MHz, MLim: 2250 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 471.96
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
76.7% Very good
Lighting 101
Reflection 96.5
Parallax 93.3
82% 97 fps
MRender 74.3
Gravity 87.5
Splatting 79
66% 80.3 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 76.7%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$35
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1367 1008 983 667 719 594 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
275% Outstanding
Read 2,013
Write 2364
Mixed 1,795
SusWrite 890
397% 1,765 MB/s
4K Read 53.2
4K Write 189
4K Mixed 79.5
282% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 1,052
DQ Mixed 1,164
880% 1,186 MB/s
Poor: 168%
This bench: 275%
Great: 297%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 170 176 169 176 172 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
22.2% Poor
Read 189
Write 180
Mixed 102
SusWrite 173
36% 161 MB/s
4K Read 5.4
4K Write 9.4
4K Mixed 0.7
14% 5.17 MB/s
DQ Read 0.7
DQ Write 10.2
DQ Mixed 1.2
2% 4.03 MB/s
Poor: 54%
This bench: 22.2%
Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1TB
213GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 174 173 175 175 173 175 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
98.9% Outstanding
Read 170
Write 147
Mixed 106
SusWrite 174
110% 149 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 70%
This bench: 98.9%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.9% Excellent
MC Read 35.6
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 35.1
90% 31.6 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 23.9
SC Mixed 36.1
82% 28.8 GB/s
Latency 75.8
53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88.9%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0R 0G 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
0% 0% 0 9 7 165 27" 1280 720 AOC2702 27G2G3
Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,283 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) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $505
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