MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 88%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 118%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics143% 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 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.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory24.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 20 '22 at 03:47
Run Duration218 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 66.4
1-Core 141
2-Core 271
85% 159 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 899
84% 701 Pts
64-Core 1,310
81% 1,310 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.5.2
Performing below potential (65th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
143% Outstanding
Lighting 168
Reflection 170
Parallax 363
136% 233 fps
MRender 299
Gravity 136
Splatting 245
186% 226 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 143%
Great: 153%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
244GB free
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2151 868 778 779 774 711 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
262% Outstanding
Read 2,528
Write 2,353
Mixed 1,808
SusWrite 1,010
431% 1,925 MB/s
4K Read 53.7
4K Write 97
4K Mixed 72.5
226% 74.4 MB/s
DQ Read 542
DQ Write 732
DQ Mixed 650
488% 641 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 262%
Great: 355%
WD Blue 4TB (2015)-$85
3.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 141 124 121 120 133 133 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
82.3% Excellent
Read 158
Write 166
Mixed 92
SusWrite 129
100% 136 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.2
4K Mixed 1
194% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 49%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2133 C13 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
64.9% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 24.9
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.3
SC Write 17
SC Mixed 23.3
58% 20.2 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 45%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 79%

 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 19,141 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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $542
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HDDRAMUSB
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