MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 130%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 98%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 150%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics138% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive289% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.8 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime3.1 Days
Run DateApr 01 '21 at 01:51
Run Duration209 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing above expectations (71st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900XT-$370
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (91st percentile)
94.9% Outstanding
Memory 79.5
1-Core 147
2-Core 295
93% 174 Pts
4-Core 590
8-Core 1,146
103% 868 Pts
64-Core 2,227
138% 2,227 Pts
Poor: 79%
This bench: 94.9%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3090-$1,198
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 4875 MHz, Ram: 24GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - GPU OC Guide
138% Outstanding
Lighting 143
Reflection 143
Parallax 143
117% 143 fps
MRender 350
Gravity 254
Splatting 184
206% 263 fps
Poor: 185%
This bench: 138%
Great: 230%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Corsair Force MP600 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$164
547GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EGFM11.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1419 954 972 963 950 962 MB/s
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
289% Outstanding
Read 2,048
Write 2,619
Mixed 2,051
SusWrite 1,037
437% 1,939 MB/s
4K Read 49.2
4K Write 194
4K Mixed 85.3
287% 110 MB/s
DQ Read 1,341
DQ Write 1,105
DQ Mixed 1229
919% 1,225 MB/s
Poor: 182%
This bench: 289%
Great: 472%
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$140
424GB free
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 494 494 494 494 495 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
136% Outstanding
Read 518
Write 494
Mixed 453
SusWrite 494
110% 490 MB/s
4K Read 47.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 66
219% 77.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 360
DQ Mixed 370
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 81%
This bench: 136%
Great: 133%
Sandisk S31024G 1TB
954GB free
Firmware: X6107000
SusWrite @10s intervals: 490 490 489 488 489 488 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
125% Outstanding
Read 511
Write 483
Mixed 404
SusWrite 489
106% 472 MB/s
4K Read 40
4K Write 111
4K Mixed 53.6
188% 68.2 MB/s
DQ Read 380
DQ Write 349
DQ Mixed 287
237% 339 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 125%
Great: 121%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C17 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3800 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
70.5% Very good
MC Read 27
MC Write 23.5
MC Mixed 22.7
70% 24.4 GB/s
SC Read 22.2
SC Write 26.6
SC Mixed 25.7
71% 24.8 GB/s
Latency 81.5
49% 81.5 ns
Poor: 38%
This bench: 70.5%
Great: 71%

 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 19,282 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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $505
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