MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 98%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 71%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 60.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics157% 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 Drive166% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateDec 04 '21 at 06:56
Run Duration151 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 18%
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 PC Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
60.6% Good
Memory 74.8
1-Core 71.6
2-Core 135
56% 93.7 Pts
4-Core 251
8-Core 493
44% 372 Pts
64-Core 1,374
85% 1,374 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 60.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910
EVGA(3842 4897) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 497.09
Performing below potential (4th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
157% Outstanding
Lighting 201
Reflection 239
Parallax 287
164% 242 fps
MRender 301
Gravity 234
Splatting 170
185% 235 fps
Poor: 163%
This bench: 157%
Great: 202%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$38
308GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR021 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 901 797 901 973 136 210 MB/s
Performing below expectations (39th percentile)
166% Outstanding
Read 1,388
Write 1,010
Mixed 920
SusWrite 653
222% 993 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 63.7
4K Mixed 49.9
162% 52 MB/s
DQ Read 508
DQ Write 387
DQ Mixed 263
247% 386 MB/s
Poor: 103%
This bench: 166%
Great: 242%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 996GB
464GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 392 401 406 419 427 419 MB/s
Performing below expectations (29th percentile)
102% Outstanding
Read 455
Write 394
Mixed 377
SusWrite 411
92% 409 MB/s
4K Read 33.8
4K Write 61.1
4K Mixed 40.2
135% 45 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 358
DQ Mixed 370
278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 67%
This bench: 102%
Great: 133%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
88.2% Excellent
MC Read 36.8
MC Write 26.7
MC Mixed 35.3
94% 32.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 30.8
65% 22.6 GB/s
Latency 90.9
44% 90.9 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.2%
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 19,163 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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