MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming
Gaming 0%
Incomplete
Desktop
Desktop 0%
Incomplete
Workstation
Workstation 0%
Incomplete
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Boot Drive139% 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.
Run History
22 months ago, 22 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 29 '22 at 10:24
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600-$155
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.85 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
77.7% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 120
2-Core 236
79% 144 Pts
4-Core 431
8-Core 740
71% 585 Pts
64-Core 940
58% 940 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 77.7%
Great: 81%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Bc511 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
93GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 11003101 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 268 264 259 194 190 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
139% Outstanding
Read 1,005
Write 656
Mixed 762
SusWrite 252
149% 669 MB/s
4K Read 47.3
4K Write 78.3
4K Mixed 55
184% 60.2 MB/s
DQ Read 678
DQ Write 495
DQ Mixed 580
435% 584 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 139%
Great: 177%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 124 113 122 117 117 129 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (9th percentile)
45.9% Average
Read 40
Write 104
Mixed 57.5
SusWrite 120
59% 80.3 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0
30% 0.33 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
77.2% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 25.8
78% 27.3 GB/s
SC Read 22.8
SC Write 28.9
SC Mixed 25.5
74% 25.7 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 110%

 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%
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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