MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 137%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 140%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics147% 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 Drive56.8% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory8.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 1600 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateOct 10 '21 at 20:44
Run Duration194 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800XT-$398
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Memory 82.6
1-Core 150
2-Core 294
95% 175 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 1,033
95% 797 Pts
64-Core 1,503
93% 1,503 Pts
Poor: 77%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 98%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
MSI(1462 3904) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
147% Outstanding
Lighting 217
Reflection 201
Parallax 0.2
177% 139 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 151
Splatting 128
125% 157 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 147%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28
18GB free (System drive)
Firmware: Z33130RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 154 38 32 32 32 26 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
56.8% Above average
Read 318
Write 129
Mixed 326
SusWrite 52.2
46% 206 MB/s
4K Read 23.2
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 22.8
119% 49.9 MB/s
DQ Read 162
DQ Write 90.9
DQ Mixed 27.2
47% 93.2 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 56.8%
Great: 86%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$130
164GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 487 486 486 489 489 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
132% Outstanding
Read 512
Write 490
Mixed 468
SusWrite 486
110% 489 MB/s
4K Read 43.9
4K Write 119
4K Mixed 61.4
208% 74.7 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 372
280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 132%
Great: 133%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51
247GB free
Firmware: CC26
SusWrite @10s intervals: 183 186 186 187 188 186 MB/s
Performing as expected (45th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 132
Write 87.3
Mixed 71.3
SusWrite 186
87% 119 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.8
148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 114%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
80.1% Excellent
MC Read 30.8
MC Write 22.5
MC Mixed 31.3
81% 28.2 GB/s
SC Read 24.7
SC Write 22.6
SC Mixed 32.1
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 75.9
53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 104%

 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 19,163 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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