MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 86%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 87%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 87.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics97.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive29.4% 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 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateAug 05 '20 at 18:05
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing as expected (52nd 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 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (77th percentile)
87.1% Excellent
Memory 70.9
1-Core 144
2-Core 283
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 554
8-Core 813
85% 683 Pts
64-Core 1,014
63% 1,014 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 87.1%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Lighting 120
Reflection 99.5
Parallax 0.09
98% 73.3 fps
MRender 97.1
Gravity 109
Splatting 136
96% 114 fps
Poor: 78%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 91%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Sandisk PLUS 240 GB 240GB
113GB free (System drive)
Firmware: UF3000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 19 33 26 53 93 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
29.4% Poor
Read 464
Write 272
Mixed 138
SusWrite 59.1
51% 233 MB/s
4K Read 16.9
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 1.1
27% 6 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 29.4%
Great: 56%
Sandisk PLUS 240GB
73GB free
Firmware: UF5000RL
SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 67 58 133 113 116 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
53.8% Above average
Read 461
Write 349
Mixed 304
SusWrite 104
68% 305 MB/s
4K Read 22.2
4K Write 45.6
4K Mixed 20.4
84% 29.4 MB/s
DQ Read 118
DQ Write 40.9
DQ Mixed 44.4
42% 67.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 53.8%
Great: 56%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37
416GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 76 78 78 78 78 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (16th percentile)
65.4% Good
Read 151
Write 67.5
Mixed 70.5
SusWrite 77.4
67% 91.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.1
4K Mixed 0.8
143% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 65.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2666 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (23rd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.6% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.8
69% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 24.2
59% 20.5 GB/s
Latency 99.2
40% 99.2 ns
Poor: 48%
This bench: 67.6%
Great: 95%

 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 19,175 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings
Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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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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