MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 99%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 100%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 92%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: 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 92.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics101% 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 Drive325% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 30 '22 at 22:46
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User PRT-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing above expectations (79th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
92.7% Outstanding
Memory 88.5
1-Core 145
2-Core 279
94% 171 Pts
4-Core 520
8-Core 855
84% 688 Pts
64-Core 1093
68% 1093 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.8.2
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
101% Outstanding
Lighting 130
Reflection 136
Parallax 202
106% 156 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 148
Splatting 90.9
94% 118 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 101%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90
695GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1462 1352 1415 1443 1437 1442 MB/s
Performing as expected (60th percentile)
325% Outstanding
Read 2,480
Write 2230
Mixed 1,886
SusWrite 1,425
450% 2,005 MB/s
4K Read 69.1
4K Write 176
4K Mixed 92
316% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 989
DQ Write 836
DQ Mixed 890
673% 905 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 325%
Great: 410%
Toshiba P300 3TB-$100
2TB free
Firmware: MX6OACF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 162 160 160 154 158 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
97.8% Outstanding
Read 183
Write 182
Mixed 55.6
SusWrite 158
105% 145 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.7
153% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 56%
This bench: 97.8%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
102% Outstanding
MC Read 42.8
MC Write 26.9
MC Mixed 40.6
105% 36.8 GB/s
SC Read 28.7
SC Write 23.2
SC Mixed 39.2
87% 30.4 GB/s
Latency 69
58% 69 ns
Poor: 66%
This bench: 102%
Great: 118%

 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 19,166 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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