MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (12th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 88 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics111% 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 Drive90.7% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0.8 Days
Run DateJul 06 '22 at 18:07
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 24%

 PC Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
76.8% Very good
Memory 67.8
1-Core 134
2-Core 251
82% 151 Pts
4-Core 460
8-Core 782
75% 621 Pts
64-Core 970
60% 970 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 76.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (143 fps cap detected)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 143
Parallax 143
116% 143 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 143
Splatting 122
110% 136 fps
Poor: 116%
This bench: 111%
Great: 139%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
190GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 307 306 305 305 303 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
90.7% Outstanding
Read 493
Write 306
Mixed 313
SusWrite 305
79% 355 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 101
4K Mixed 33
121% 50.2 MB/s
DQ Read 372
DQ Write 304
DQ Mixed 245
209% 307 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 90.7%
Great: 129%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.7% Good
MC Read 26.7
MC Write 17.7
MC Mixed 25.3
66% 23.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 16.9
SC Mixed 23.5
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 107
38% 107 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 64.7%
Great: 116%

 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 19,142 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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