MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 64%
Destroyer
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 65%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics69.9% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive73.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200917
Uptime8.7 Days
Run DateMar 25 '23 at 12:41
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
84.8% Excellent
Memory 77.9
1-Core 145
2-Core 287
91% 170 Pts
4-Core 492
8-Core 875
82% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,394
86% 1,394 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 84.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 516.94
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
69.9% Good
Lighting 92.2
Reflection 90.1
Parallax 77.8
75% 86.7 fps
MRender 64.7
Gravity 79.5
Splatting 73.8
60% 72.7 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 69.9%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HyperX Savage 240GB-$120
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SAFM00.r
SusWrite @10s intervals: 244 158 168 126 150 101 MB/s
Performing below potential (20th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
73.5% Very good
Read 247
Write 240
Mixed 158
SusWrite 158
45% 201 MB/s
4K Read 29.7
4K Write 90.2
4K Mixed 35.3
138% 51.7 MB/s
DQ Read 344
DQ Write 188
DQ Mixed 66.1
102% 199 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 73.5%
Great: 111%
Samsung 980 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$88
244GB free
Firmware: 2B2QGXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2425 2431 1718 699 751 751 MB/s
Performing as expected (49th percentile)
347% Outstanding
Read 2,561
Write 2,516
Mixed 2374
SusWrite 1,462
501% 2,228 MB/s
4K Read 74.4
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 100
327% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,346
DQ Write 1044
DQ Mixed 1,100
849% 1,163 MB/s
Poor: 206%
This bench: 347%
Great: 442%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48
431GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 122 123 121 121 121 MB/s
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
72.9% Very good
Read 132
Write 144
Mixed 92.2
SusWrite 122
90% 122 MB/s
4K Read 1.5
4K Write 2.5
4K Mixed 1.2
242% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50%
This bench: 72.9%
Great: 108%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2Z3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
73% Very good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 28.5
74% 25.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 20
SC Mixed 29
67% 23.6 GB/s
Latency 84.6
47% 84.6 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73%
Great: 121%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 5,945 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 104% - Outstanding Total price: $472
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