MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 81%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 76%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 83%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics94% 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 Drive276% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210203
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 05 '21 at 22:50
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (73rd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (51st percentile)
83% Excellent
Memory 69.9
1-Core 146
2-Core 285
89% 167 Pts
4-Core 515
8-Core 760
79% 638 Pts
64-Core 1,032
64% 1,032 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 83%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
94% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 138
Parallax 170
98% 143 fps
MRender 111
Gravity 120
Splatting 91.4
86% 108 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 94%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
351GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 2291 2380 973 771 771 768 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
276% Outstanding
Read 1,591
Write 2,345
Mixed 1,659
SusWrite 1,326
392% 1,730 MB/s
4K Read 44.1
4K Write 180
4K Mixed 75.6
259% 99.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1,272
DQ Write 1,046
DQ Mixed 1,161
869% 1,160 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 276%
Great: 277%
SanDisk Ultra USB 3.0 16GB-$6
14GB free, PID 5581
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 28 28 28 28 28 28 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
35.5% Below average
Read 132
Write 27.2
Mixed 57.4
SusWrite 28.3
67% 61.2 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 3.3
232% 4.27 MB/s
Poor: 10%
This bench: 35.5%
Great: 35%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (21st percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.7% Good
MC Read 29.1
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.9
71% 24.7 GB/s
SC Read 21
SC Write 17.8
SC Mixed 24.8
61% 21.2 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 68.7%
Great: 116%

 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 19,135 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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