MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 107%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 98%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 97.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics108% 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 Drive113% 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 @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0.3 Days
Run DateSep 07 '20 at 20:36
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
97.2% Outstanding
Memory 83.4
1-Core 149
2-Core 298
95% 177 Pts
4-Core 596
8-Core 902
93% 749 Pts
64-Core 1,120
69% 1,120 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 97.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400
CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
108% Outstanding
Lighting 141
Reflection 153
Parallax 143
115% 146 fps
MRender 121
Gravity 136
Splatting 112
100% 123 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 108%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate SSD 500GB
270GB free (System drive)
Firmware: ST8S1024
SusWrite @10s intervals: 340 361 453 463 450 466 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
113% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 473
Mixed 418
SusWrite 422
103% 458 MB/s
4K Read 36
4K Write 97.8
4K Mixed 45.5
165% 59.8 MB/s
DQ Read 358
DQ Write 367
DQ Mixed 226
207% 317 MB/s
Poor: 58%
This bench: 113%
Great: 113%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
491GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 142 143 143 143 143 MB/s
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
91.1% Outstanding
Read 175
Write 154
Mixed 95.2
SusWrite 142
104% 142 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
211% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 91.1%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (61st percentile)
89.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 24.1
MC Mixed 35.3
91% 31.7 GB/s
SC Read 27.2
SC Write 24.1
SC Mixed 35.6
83% 29 GB/s
Latency 74.5
54% 74.5 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 89.3%
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 19,139 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: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $542
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