MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 45%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 69%
Battle cruiser
Workstation
Workstation 48%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (21st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 79 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 63.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics62.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive66.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (50%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory4.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.8 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime12.1 Days
Run DateDec 28 '21 at 04:00
Run Duration169 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 50%
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 PC Performing below expectations (21st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
63.4% Good
Memory 72.5
1-Core 66.2
2-Core 160
57% 99.5 Pts
4-Core 292
8-Core 663
55% 477 Pts
64-Core 1,156
72% 1,156 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 63.4%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
MSI(1462 381E) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
62.6% Good
Lighting 82.6
Reflection 87.7
Parallax 150
67% 107 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 77.7
Splatting 52.2
54% 67.2 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk S3 500G 500GB
42GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 401120RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 265 212 227 205 180 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
66.7% Good
Read 382
Write 369
Mixed 278
SusWrite 228
70% 314 MB/s
4K Read 19.7
4K Write 41.7
4K Mixed 20
78% 27.1 MB/s
DQ Read 353
DQ Write 273
DQ Mixed 181
171% 269 MB/s
Poor: 63%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 116%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2800 MHz
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
78.8% Very good
MC Read 34.2
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 28.5
86% 29.9 GB/s
SC Read 15.3
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 19.5
50% 17.3 GB/s
Latency 95.7
42% 95.7 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 78.8%
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 19,168 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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