MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 94%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 90.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96.5% 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 Drive188% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory25.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 18 '22 at 15:13
Run Duration179 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU5%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$285
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Memory 78.5
1-Core 148
2-Core 290
92% 172 Pts
4-Core 547
8-Core 982
92% 764 Pts
64-Core 1,500
93% 1,500 Pts
Poor: 78%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 96%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$250
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 512.77
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.5% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 109
Parallax 119
102% 118 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 100
Splatting 87
86% 108 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 96.5%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
413GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1195 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.3 MB/s
Performing below expectations (33rd percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,460
Write 1,471
Mixed 1036
SusWrite 203
233% 1,043 MB/s
4K Read 51.1
4K Write 153
4K Mixed 79.4
260% 94.5 MB/s
DQ Read 679
DQ Write 931
DQ Mixed 270
353% 627 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 188%
Great: 295%
CT1000BX500SSD1 1TB
361GB free
Firmware: M6CR054
SusWrite @10s intervals: 428 452 448 448 451 395 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
101% Outstanding
Read 499
Write 459
Mixed 417
SusWrite 437
102% 453 MB/s
4K Read 33.3
4K Write 107
4K Mixed 27.9
143% 56.1 MB/s
DQ Read 205
DQ Write 336
DQ Mixed 36.2
93% 192 MB/s
Poor: 42%
This bench: 101%
Great: 100%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (40th percentile)
90.4% Outstanding
MC Read 37.8
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 37.2
94% 33 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 32.2
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 83.3
48% 83.3 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 90.4%
Great: 114%

 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 19,262 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: 120% - Outstanding Total price: $514
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