MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 65%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 66%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (14th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 86 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 77.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85.8% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
High background CPU (28%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200917
Uptime2.5 Days
Run DateNov 30 '21 at 21:24
Run Duration214 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 28%
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 PC Performing way below expectations (14th 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 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
77.4% Very good
Memory 67.9
1-Core 134
2-Core 266
83% 156 Pts
4-Core 465
8-Core 832
78% 649 Pts
64-Core 1,174
73% 1,174 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 77.4%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060S (Super)-$510
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
85.8% Excellent
Lighting 104
Reflection 94.9
Parallax 106
84% 101 fps
MRender 144
Gravity 99
Splatting 90.3
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 85.8%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37
103GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 1872
Write 1,959
Mixed 1,589
404% 1,807 MB/s
4K Read 41.5
4K Write 145
4K Mixed 61.3
218% 82.5 MB/s
DQ Read 1,160
DQ Write 831
DQ Mixed 997
744% 996 MB/s
Poor: 168% Great: 297%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
814GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 194 198 203 201 199 MB/s
Performing below expectations (38th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Read 100
Write 125
Mixed 73.6
SusWrite 197
91% 124 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0
65% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$37
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
61.8% Good
MC Read 25.1
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 24.6
64% 22.5 GB/s
SC Read 16.5
SC Write 16.2
SC Mixed 19.6
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 106
38% 106 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 61.8%
Great: 109%

 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 5,927 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX II (MS-7C02)

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 101% - Outstanding Total price: $486
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