MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 86%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 91.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics100% 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 Drive67.8% 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 VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory7.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210413
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 12 '21 at 19:07
Run Duration156 Seconds
Run User ROU-User
Background CPU 14%
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 PC Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$119
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.35 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (27th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Memory 71.7
1-Core 158
2-Core 304
94% 178 Pts
4-Core 592
8-Core 922
93% 757 Pts
64-Core 1096
68% 1096 Pts
Poor: 83%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 107%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 471.68
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
100% Outstanding
Lighting 125
Reflection 137
Parallax 127
102% 130 fps
MRender 115
Gravity 129
Splatting 113
97% 119 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 100%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SS DSC2BW480H6 480GB
276GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RG21
SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 218 218 214 222 198 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
67.8% Good
Read 473
Write 259
Mixed 288
SusWrite 217
69% 309 MB/s
4K Read 30.6
4K Write 23.4
4K Mixed 26.8
93% 26.9 MB/s
DQ Read 217
DQ Write 92.5
DQ Mixed 116
96% 142 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 68%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100
42GB free
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 301 308 287 294 296 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
122% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 490
Mixed 399
SusWrite 313
96% 427 MB/s
4K Read 45.9
4K Write 121
4K Mixed 60.9
212% 76 MB/s
DQ Read 387
DQ Write 363
DQ Mixed 371
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 72%
This bench: 122%
Great: 124%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$60
1TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 125 129 128 126 128 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 140
Write 139
Mixed 99.4
SusWrite 126
93% 126 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1
193% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 40%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 84%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
58.9% Above average
MC Read 22.5
MC Write 19.3
MC Mixed 19.5
58% 20.4 GB/s
SC Read 20
SC Write 20.7
SC Mixed 20.9
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 97.6
41% 97.6 ns
Poor: 32%
This bench: 58.9%
Great: 57%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 5,956 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 91%
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Workstation
Workstation 82%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 106% - Outstanding Total price: $467
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