MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU, SSD
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 66.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory1.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210513
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 14 '22 at 12:33
Run Duration104 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 1700-$195
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3 GHz, turbo 3.3 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
66.3% Good
Memory 71.5
1-Core 116
2-Core 202
73% 130 Pts
4-Core 329
8-Core 593
55% 461 Pts
64-Core 1,040
64% 1,040 Pts
Poor: 59%
This bench: 66.3%
Great: 81%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$67
2TB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC27
SusWrite @10s intervals: 142 146 142 126 120 116 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
91% Outstanding
Read 186
Write 200
Mixed 64
SusWrite 132
106% 145 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.3
4K Mixed 0.8
138% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 91%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston 9905678-027.A00G 9905678-023.A00G 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
78.2% Very good
MC Read 30.1
MC Write 28.9
MC Mixed 26
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 28.8
SC Mixed 22.5
68% 23.7 GB/s
Latency 98
41% 98 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78.2%
Great: 77%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 82%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 102% - Outstanding Total price: $482
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