MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 13%
Tree trunk
Desktop
Desktop 75%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 13%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (20th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 80 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 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 72.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics7.37% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
19 months ago, 18 months ago.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory6.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime0.6 Days
Run DateSep 30 '22 at 23:17
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 36%
Watch Gameplay: 480 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (20th 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 3.7 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
72.7% Very good
Memory 66.5
1-Core 126
2-Core 240
78% 144 Pts
4-Core 423
8-Core 696
68% 560 Pts
64-Core 817
50% 817 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 480-$75
MSI(1462 809E) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1266 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.5.1
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
7.37% Terrible
Lighting 0.2
Reflection 18.5
Parallax 25
0% 14.6 fps
MRender 30.2
Gravity 23.8
Splatting 25
21% 26.3 fps
Poor: 35%
This bench: 7.37%
Great: 53%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95
536GB free
Firmware: 3B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1901 1935 1885 1944 2064 1981 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
321% Outstanding
Read 1,968
Write 1,982
Mixed 1,805
SusWrite 1,952
435% 1,927 MB/s
4K Read 51.8
4K Write 124
4K Mixed 76.8
243% 84.3 MB/s
DQ Read 1187
DQ Write 947
DQ Mixed 1,056
793% 1,063 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 321%
Great: 410%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
28GB free (System drive)
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 70 69 57 59 63 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.3% Good
Read 149
Write 89.9
Mixed 31
SusWrite 64.6
61% 83.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.7
134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 61.3%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
59.3% Above average
MC Read 23.6
MC Write 17.2
MC Mixed 24
62% 21.6 GB/s
SC Read 15.6
SC Write 15.2
SC Mixed 19.3
48% 16.7 GB/s
Latency 110
36% 110 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 59.3%
Great: 104%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
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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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $542
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