MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 64%
Destroyer
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics83.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime6.3 Days
Run DateMar 07 '24 at 13:59
Run Duration144 Seconds
Run User AUS-User
Background CPU 11%
Watch Gameplay: 5600-XT + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (34th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (44th percentile)
81.6% Excellent
Memory 70.4
1-Core 139
2-Core 274
86% 161 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 813
80% 656 Pts
64-Core 1055
65% 1055 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 81.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5600-XT-$300
Ram: 6GB, Driver: 24.2.1
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
83.3% Excellent
Lighting 105
Reflection 172
Parallax 165
86% 148 fps
MRender 92.4
Gravity 118
Splatting 81.6
78% 97.2 fps
Poor: 77%
This bench: 83.3%
Great: 87%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Klevv CRAS C700 240GB
73GB free (System drive)
Firmware: R080
SusWrite @10s intervals: 373 380 338 286 358 351 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
160GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 120 121 121 121 119 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
73.4% Very good
Read 136
Write 144
Mixed 51.5
SusWrite 119
82% 113 MB/s
4K Read 1.1
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.9
174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 73.4%
Great: 113%
Toshiba MK7559GS 750GB
220GB free
Firmware: GQ10
SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 68 68 68 69 68 MB/s
Performing as expected (50th percentile)
40.6% Average
Read 73.7
Write 74.7
Mixed 18.5
SusWrite 67.6
42% 58.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.6
115% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 18%
This bench: 40.6%
Great: 53%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (15th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67% Good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 25.9
69% 24 GB/s
SC Read 19.6
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 24.8
59% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 99.3
40% 99.3 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67%
Great: 110%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

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

 SkillBench Score 0: 0P 0R 0G 0B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
0% 0% 0 192 15 144 27" 1920 1017 MSI3CA9 MSI G27C5
Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,277 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) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $499
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