MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 142%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 129%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (30th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 70 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 81.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics173% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 01 '21 at 02:49
Run Duration124 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%

 PC Performing below expectations (30th 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 4.1 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (31st percentile)
81.5% Excellent
Memory 82.5
1-Core 132
2-Core 254
86% 156 Pts
4-Core 433
8-Core 646
67% 539 Pts
64-Core 981
61% 981 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 81.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000
MSI(1462 3952) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 21.2.3
Performing below potential (5th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
173% Outstanding
Lighting 209
Reflection 249
Parallax 489
170% 316 fps
MRender 383
Gravity 193
Splatting 283
232% 286 fps
Poor: 177%
This bench: 173%
Great: 209%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$80
614GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1023 1197 1641 1627 1777 1933 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
278% Outstanding
Read 2,167
Write 1,724
Mixed 410
SusWrite 1533
325% 1,458 MB/s
4K Read 38.3
4K Write 116
4K Mixed 49.2
182% 67.8 MB/s
DQ Read 1075
DQ Write 811
DQ Mixed 582
533% 823 MB/s
Poor: 175%
This bench: 278%
Great: 372%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
1TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 99 85 144 136 123 168 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
65.1% Good
Read 101
Write 86.2
Mixed 47.6
SusWrite 126
66% 90.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.2
4K Mixed 0.6
126% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 65.1%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
91.7% Outstanding
MC Read 38.3
MC Write 25.7
MC Mixed 36.1
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 23.8
SC Write 25.8
SC Mixed 29.8
76% 26.5 GB/s
Latency 76
53% 76 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 91.7%
Great: 121%

 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 19,143 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: $544
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