MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (18th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 82 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics93.8% 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 Drive79.5% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
Very high background CPU (41%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory3.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 27 '20 at 15:55
Run Duration142 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 41%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (18th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.4% Excellent
Memory 77
1-Core 146
2-Core 272
90% 165 Pts
4-Core 503
8-Core 861
83% 682 Pts
64-Core 1346
83% 1346 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 85.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.48
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
93.8% Outstanding
Lighting 122
Reflection 117
Parallax 121
100% 120 fps
MRender 136
Gravity 97.6
Splatting 80.1
83% 105 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 93.8%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52
22GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT01B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 237 198 195 182 238 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 411
Write 167
Mixed 222
SusWrite 213
56% 253 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 88.1
4K Mixed 30.8
125% 48.1 MB/s
DQ Read 376
DQ Write 168
DQ Mixed 214
174% 253 MB/s
Poor: 75%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 128%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31
143GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 86 86 87 88 87 MB/s
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
70% Good
Read 158
Write 162
Mixed 23.2
SusWrite 85.7
77% 107 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 70%
Great: 107%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
338GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 114 118 115 113 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (24th percentile)
71% Very good
Read 132
Write 141
Mixed 85
SusWrite 115
87% 118 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1.2
239% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 71%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
72.1% Very good
MC Read 26.8
MC Write 23.2
MC Mixed 27.7
74% 25.9 GB/s
SC Read 20.2
SC Write 20.6
SC Mixed 23.7
61% 21.5 GB/s
Latency 86.2
46% 86.2 ns
Poor: 73%
This bench: 72.1%
Great: 122%

 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 19,167 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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HDDRAMUSB
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