MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 74%
Battleship
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics92.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive39.1% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (33%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory2.8 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateMay 24 '23 at 18:08
Run Duration147 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 33%
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 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 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (85th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 79.9
1-Core 123
2-Core 243
82% 149 Pts
4-Core 478
8-Core 808
78% 643 Pts
64-Core 1,130
70% 1,130 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$294
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 531.29
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
92.8% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 130
Parallax 113
96% 120 fps
MRender 138
Gravity 97.3
Splatting 93.2
88% 109 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92.8%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
OCZ Agility2 120GB
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 1.37
SusWrite @10s intervals: 60 68 57 62 52 53 MB/s
Performing as expected (52nd percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 113
Write 95.1
Mixed 116
SusWrite 58.8
22% 95.7 MB/s
4K Read 16.7
4K Write 47.7
4K Mixed 24.6
82% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 131
DQ Write 108
DQ Mixed 96
78% 112 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 54%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70
43GB free
Firmware: 60AABBF0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 188 208 179 193 186 166 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
85.2% Excellent
Read 409
Write 282
Mixed 307
SusWrite 187
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 34.4
4K Write 79.7
4K Mixed 42.2
148% 52.1 MB/s
DQ Read 270
DQ Write 244
DQ Mixed 279
203% 265 MB/s
Poor: 59%
This bench: 85.2%
Great: 94%
Seagate ST4000VM000-1F3168 4TB
3TB free
Firmware: SC25
SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 142 160 157 160 159 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
89% Excellent
Read 155
Write 150
Mixed 69.6
SusWrite 155
97% 132 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
146% 1 MB/s
Poor: 46%
This bench: 89%
Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2400 C16 1x8GB-$25
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
40.3% Average
MC Read 15.1
MC Write 10.8
MC Mixed 13.3
37% 13.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.1
SC Write 14.6
SC Mixed 14.3
43% 15 GB/s
Latency 80.8
50% 80.8 ns
Poor: 33%
This bench: 40.3%
Great: 48%

 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 19,253 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: 111% - Outstanding Total price: $545
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