MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 84%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 76%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics106% 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.
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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 19 '22 at 06:15
Run Duration170 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%

 PC Performing as expected (56th 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 3.4 GHz, turbo 3.6 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
76% Very good
Memory 76
1-Core 117
2-Core 224
77% 139 Pts
4-Core 409
8-Core 662
66% 535 Pts
64-Core 804
50% 804 Pts
Poor: 67%
This bench: 76%
Great: 81%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$279
Gigabyte(1458 407B) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 516.59
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
106% Outstanding
Lighting 142
Reflection 129
Parallax 125
116% 132 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 103
Splatting 99.4
91% 114 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 106%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$98
3GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 478
Write 107
Mixed 178
55% 254 MB/s
4K Read 32.4
4K Write 83
4K Mixed 36.2
139% 50.5 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 110
DQ Mixed 165
143% 221 MB/s
Poor: 82% Great: 137%
Samsung 870 EVO 1TB-$98
84GB free
Firmware: SVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 457 463 470 453 279 194 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 470
Write 472
Mixed 440
SusWrite 386
100% 442 MB/s
4K Read 42.3
4K Write 85.8
4K Mixed 55.8
181% 61.3 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 373
280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 82%
This bench: 116%
Great: 137%
SHGP31-500GM 500GB
67GB free
Firmware: 41062C20
SusWrite @10s intervals: 599 415 396 379 364 356 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
216% Outstanding
Read 2,406
Write 660
Mixed 639
SusWrite 418
224% 1,031 MB/s
4K Read 45.8
4K Write 114
4K Mixed 57.6
204% 72.5 MB/s
DQ Read 888
DQ Write 537
DQ Mixed 652
502% 692 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 216%
Great: 384%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
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
77.4% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 27.9
MC Mixed 26.5
80% 27.8 GB/s
SC Read 20.7
SC Write 28
SC Mixed 22.7
68% 23.8 GB/s
Latency 88.4
45% 88.4 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 77.4%
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 19,167 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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