MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 47%
Yacht
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 80.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics52.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive278% 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)
Memory10.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 14 '22 at 02:52
Run Duration159 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU2%

 PC Performing as expected (57th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
80.7% Excellent
Memory 69.4
1-Core 144
2-Core 294
89% 169 Pts
4-Core 493
8-Core 830
80% 661 Pts
64-Core 1125
70% 1125 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD R9 390-$325
CLim: 1040 MHz, MLim: 1500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
52.4% Above average
Lighting 68.6
Reflection 73.6
Parallax 88.7
56% 77 fps
MRender 65
Gravity 60.6
Splatting 45.5
46% 57 fps
Poor: 45%
This bench: 52.4%
Great: 52%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
146GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 582 560 545 555 537 514 MB/s
Performing as expected (54th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,529
Write 2,231
Mixed 1,628
SusWrite 549
387% 1,734 MB/s
4K Read 65.2
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 88.8
300% 106 MB/s
DQ Read 1,267
DQ Write 995
DQ Mixed 1,107
835% 1,123 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 278%
Great: 340%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 213 206 206 191 188 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 160
Write 182
Mixed 77.8
SusWrite 200
113% 155 MB/s
4K Read 2.3
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.5
181% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 103%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.6% Good
MC Read 30
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.7
71% 24.9 GB/s
SC Read 17.6
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 24.1
57% 19.9 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.6%
Great: 110%

 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 19,160 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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