MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 77%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 90%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 71%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics85% 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 Drive67% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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 II (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1280 x 1024 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20230427
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 01 '23 at 18:17
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User GEO-User
Background CPU 33%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5500-$80
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 72.7
1-Core 155
2-Core 287
92% 171 Pts
4-Core 603
8-Core 830
90% 716 Pts
64-Core 1083
67% 1083 Pts
Poor: 71%
This bench: 92%
Great: 101%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Driver: aticfx64.dll Ver. 31.0.12027.9001
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 133
Parallax 160
84% 132 fps
MRender 110
Gravity 120
Splatting 91.5
86% 107 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 85%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
EKV100-240G 240GB
119GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFQE1.2
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 119 111 112 125 127 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
67% Good
Read 362
Write 195
Mixed 249
SusWrite 131
52% 234 MB/s
4K Read 31.2
4K Write 70.4
4K Mixed 27.2
119% 42.9 MB/s
DQ Read 130
DQ Write 259
DQ Mixed 159
131% 182 MB/s
Poor: 36%
This bench: 67%
Great: 87%
Adata SU655 120GB
43GB free
Firmware: V8X01b10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 350 374 320 26 65 57 MB/s
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
69.5% Good
Read 330
Write 307
Mixed 239
SusWrite 199
60% 269 MB/s
4K Read 23.1
4K Write 80.4
4K Mixed 33.2
120% 45.6 MB/s
DQ Read 78.4
DQ Write 237
DQ Mixed 113
99% 143 MB/s
Poor: 44%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 94%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
41.9% Average
MC Read 15
MC Write 14.4
MC Mixed 13.4
41% 14.3 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 13.9
SC Mixed 14.1
40% 13.9 GB/s
Latency 95.2
42% 95.2 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 41.9%
Great: 68%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

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

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 98% - Outstanding Total price: $502
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