MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 60%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 54%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 86.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics67.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive28% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJun 02 '21 at 11:53
Run Duration127 Seconds
Run User MYS-User
Background CPU3%
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 PC Performing as expected (58th 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 3.8 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
86.5% Excellent
Memory 73.6
1-Core 137
2-Core 278
87% 163 Pts
4-Core 534
8-Core 766
81% 650 Pts
64-Core 983
61% 983 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 86.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing below potential (46th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
67.4% Good
Lighting 88.9
Reflection 85
Parallax 76
72% 83.3 fps
MRender 65.2
Gravity 78.9
Splatting 67.6
58% 70.6 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 67.4%
Great: 73%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA400M8240G 240GB
32GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK61E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 58 39 36 36 14 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
28% Poor
Read 483
Write 337
Mixed 319
SusWrite 46.9
66% 296 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 16.6
4K Mixed 1.5
12% 6.27 MB/s
DQ Read 86.1
DQ Write 22.9
DQ Mixed 37.4
32% 48.8 MB/s
Poor: 37%
This bench: 28%
Great: 91%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
665GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 156 168 147 170 171 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
93.6% Outstanding
Read 163
Write 157
Mixed 102
SusWrite 163
108% 146 MB/s
4K Read 1.4
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
229% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 93.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Patriot PSD416G26662 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
53.4% Above average
MC Read 19.5
MC Write 17.5
MC Mixed 17.7
52% 18.2 GB/s
SC Read 19.3
SC Write 19.5
SC Mixed 18.2
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 93.4
43% 93.4 ns
Poor: 36%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 53%

 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 19,185 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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