MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 75%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 95.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics77% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 31 '20 at 03:22
Run Duration150 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU6%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
Memory 86.4
1-Core 145
2-Core 290
94% 174 Pts
4-Core 566
8-Core 897
90% 732 Pts
64-Core 1,052
65% 1,052 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$239
CLim: 2160 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.8
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77% Very good
Lighting 95.8
Reflection 88
Parallax 83.1
78% 88.9 fps
MRender 122
Gravity 80.8
Splatting 79
75% 93.9 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77%
Great: 76%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SABRENT 1TB
922GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1928 903 850 929 877 909 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Hitachi HDT725032VLA380 320GB-$36
298GB free
Firmware: V54OA7BA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 67 70 69 70 70 70 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
40.1% Average
Read 70
Write 63
Mixed 41.4
SusWrite 69.3
45% 60.9 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.8
4K Mixed 0.8
151% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 17%
This bench: 40.1%
Great: 40%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$29
317GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 133 136 135 135 MB/s
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
88.3% Excellent
Read 173
Write 137
Mixed 90.8
SusWrite 135
98% 134 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 1.2
237% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 88.3%
Great: 109%
USB2.0 Flash Disk 0GB
0GB free, PID 3234
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 22.8
Write 7
Mixed 9.3
14% 13 MB/s
4K Read 5.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
26% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 2% Great: 6%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
88% Excellent
MC Read 34.1
MC Write 24.4
MC Mixed 35.1
89% 31.2 GB/s
SC Read 26.1
SC Write 24.3
SC Mixed 34.2
81% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 70.9
56% 70.9 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 88%
Great: 110%

 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 19,214 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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $543
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