MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 46%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 74%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 39%
Jet ski
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way 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. Despite its good single core score this processor isn't appropriate for workstation use due to its relatively weak multi-core performance. Finally, with a gaming score of 62.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics65.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive212% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
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 (48%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory4.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime5.2 Days
Run DateApr 02 '21 at 23:17
Run Duration128 Seconds
Run User BRB-User
Background CPU 48%

 PC Performing way below expectations (20th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3400G-$99
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)
62.2% Good
Memory 72.4
1-Core 86.3
2-Core 162
62% 107 Pts
4-Core 281
8-Core 432
44% 356 Pts
64-Core 483
30% 483 Pts
Poor: 54%
This bench: 62.2%
Great: 78%
Graphics Cards Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD Radeon RX Vega 11 Graphics
MSI(1462 7C02) 256MB
Ram: 256MB, Driver: 20.9.1
Performing below expectations (40th percentile)
15.2% Very poor
Lighting 19.7
Reflection 15.9
Parallax 30.9
16% 22.2 fps
MRender 8.8
Gravity 25.1
Splatting 15.3
14% 16.4 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 15.2%
Great: 18%
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$240
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.92
Performing below potential (10th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
65.6% Good
Lighting 81.3
Reflection 79.8
Parallax 75.1
66% 78.7 fps
MRender 99.2
Gravity 75.1
Splatting 66.9
64% 80.4 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.6%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Gigabyte Aorus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
383GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1276 1725 1476 1346 1622 1673 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (5th percentile)
212% Outstanding
Read 1,210
Write 1564
Mixed 1,346
SusWrite 1,520
320% 1,410 MB/s
4K Read 32.1
4K Write 84.3
4K Mixed 40.5
145% 52.3 MB/s
DQ Read 696
DQ Write 496
DQ Mixed 551
424% 581 MB/s
Poor: 215%
This bench: 212%
Great: 491%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$28
372GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 115 79 111 135 118 MB/s
Performing below expectations (34th percentile)
79.1% Very good
Read 163
Write 151
Mixed 35.8
SusWrite 113
84% 116 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.5
122% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 79.1%
Great: 107%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown BLT8G4D26BFT4K.C8FD BLT8G4D30BET4K.C8FD 16GB
2400, 2400 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
65.1% Good
MC Read 25.7
MC Write 21.3
MC Mixed 25.7
69% 24.2 GB/s
SC Read 13.8
SC Write 16
SC Mixed 16.7
44% 15.5 GB/s
Latency 95.9
42% 95.9 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 92%

 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) - $90

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