MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 91%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 81%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 85%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing way below expectations (6th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 94 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics119% 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 Drive135% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (47%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory16.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201130
Uptime0.4 Days
Run DateFeb 02 '22 at 07:17
Run Duration257 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 47%

 PC Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$199
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Memory 71.9
1-Core 116
2-Core 230
76% 139 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 725
69% 572 Pts
64-Core 900
56% 900 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-Ti-$479
MSI(1462 5052) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 511.23
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
119% Outstanding
Lighting 159
Reflection 142
Parallax 142
129% 148 fps
MRender 143
Gravity 143
Splatting 130
113% 139 fps
Poor: 139%
This bench: 119%
Great: 170%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Micron_7300_MTFDHBG3T8TDF 4TB
182GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 954103K0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 509 399 401 402 371 379 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
135% Outstanding
Read 742
Write 1,393
Mixed 564
SusWrite 410
176% 777 MB/s
4K Read 21.3
4K Write 104
4K Mixed 46.4
147% 57.2 MB/s
DQ Read 855
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 743
566% 768 MB/s
Poor: 135%
This bench: 135%
Great: 241%
Crucial M500 960GB-$59
218GB free
Firmware: MU02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 39 43 43 43 40 42 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 60% Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT8G4D32AET4K.M8FE1 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
69.2% Good
MC Read 28.8
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 29.4
72% 25.3 GB/s
SC Read 15.8
SC Write 14.7
SC Mixed 26.4
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 96.9
41% 96.9 ns
Poor: 72%
This bench: 69.2%
Great: 126%

 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 19,282 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) - $90

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $505
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