MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 72%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics87.3% 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 Drive33.9% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory6.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime6.5 Days
Run DateNov 27 '21 at 11:13
Run Duration199 Seconds
Run User SRB-User
Background CPU 13%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Memory 80.2
1-Core 133
2-Core 256
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 453
8-Core 777
75% 615 Pts
64-Core 1,073
66% 1,073 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Gigabyte(1458 3795) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
87.3% Excellent
Lighting 108
Reflection 120
Parallax 112
88% 113 fps
MRender 89.6
Gravity 118
Splatting 106
86% 104 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 87.3%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Spcc Solid State Disk 128GB
34GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFM11.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 80 47 38 21 25 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
33.9% Below average
Read 77.6
Write 293
Mixed 26.6
SusWrite 43.6
25% 110 MB/s
4K Read 15.2
4K Write 46.6
4K Mixed 20.5
74% 27.4 MB/s
DQ Read 78.4
DQ Write 158
DQ Mixed 178
118% 138 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 33.9%
Great: 93%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
912GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 181 184 167 167 167 179 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 181
Write 168
Mixed 35.5
SusWrite 174
101% 140 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 0.7
148% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 102%
Great: 107%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
110GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 111 115 110 112 115 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
65.2% Good
Read 115
Write 122
Mixed 39.3
SusWrite 112
71% 97.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.5
112% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 65.2%
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 (46th percentile)
83.3% Excellent
MC Read 33
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.2
87% 30.4 GB/s
SC Read 21.2
SC Write 21.5
SC Mixed 27.3
67% 23.3 GB/s
Latency 80.2
50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Desktop
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Workstation
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $543
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