MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 101%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics127% 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 Drive14.5% is an extremely low SSD score, this system will benefit from a faster SSD.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 23 '22 at 08:32
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 14%

 PC Performing above expectations (66th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 69.5
1-Core 142
2-Core 285
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 536
8-Core 855
86% 696 Pts
64-Core 1,046
65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
Asus(1043 05C7) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 22.7.1
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
127% Outstanding
Lighting 145
Reflection 136
Parallax 292
118% 191 fps
MRender 245
Gravity 151
Splatting 206
164% 200 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 127%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
101GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 25 6.7 99 36 6.3 MB/s
Relative performance (0th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
14.5% Very poor
Read 81.5
Write 252
Mixed 20.2
SusWrite 41.4
22% 98.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 13.6
4K Mixed 6.6
16% 6.9 MB/s
DQ Read 50.5
DQ Write 97.7
DQ Mixed 141
88% 96.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 14.5%
Great: 100%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 497GB
123GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 783 541 542 538 539 541 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 66% Great: 128%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 199 211 213 201 201 215 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
105% Outstanding
Read 158
Write 138
Mixed 75.4
SusWrite 207
105% 144 MB/s
4K Read 1.8
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 105%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$41
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 29.3
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.6
70% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 25.1
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 64%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 120%

 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%
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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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