MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 92%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 83%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics91.5% 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 Drive29.4% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory13.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 21 '20 at 12:04
Run Duration140 Seconds
Run User PHL-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (61st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.9% Outstanding
Memory 89.4
1-Core 146
2-Core 287
96% 174 Pts
4-Core 561
8-Core 820
86% 690 Pts
64-Core 1,044
65% 1,044 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 96.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 446.14
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.5% Outstanding
Lighting 117
Reflection 116
Parallax 109
96% 114 fps
MRender 134
Gravity 99.9
Splatting 82.4
84% 105 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29
26GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 128 116 46 131 35 47 MB/s
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
29.4% Poor
Read 234
Write 88
Mixed 83
SusWrite 83.7
27% 122 MB/s
4K Read 14.9
4K Write 20
4K Mixed 10.9
47% 15.3 MB/s
DQ Read 13.8
DQ Write 15.4
DQ Mixed 14.4
11% 14.5 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 85%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
36GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 105 105 103 96 95 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
64.1% Good
Read 122
Write 116
Mixed 65
SusWrite 101
74% 101 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.2
232% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.1%
Great: 109%
USB FLASH DRIVE 16GB
2GB free, PID b113
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.1 2.9 5.4 6.5 6.3 6.5 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
8.85% Terrible
Read 25.5
Write 7
Mixed 6
SusWrite 5.1
12% 10.9 MB/s
4K Read 8
4K Write 0.7
4K Mixed 1
88% 3.23 MB/s
Poor: 3%
This bench: 8.85%
Great: 9%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
95.9% Outstanding
MC Read 37.7
MC Write 27.1
MC Mixed 37.5
97% 34.1 GB/s
SC Read 27.5
SC Write 26.9
SC Mixed 37.6
88% 30.7 GB/s
Latency 68
59% 68 ns
Poor: 56%
This bench: 95.9%
Great: 103%

 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 19,142 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: $542
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