MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 105%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (73rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 27 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics96% 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 Drive118% 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)
Memory12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201208
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 09 '21 at 04:36
Run Duration131 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU1%

 PC Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (82nd percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 70.2
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
93% 177 Pts
4-Core 608
8-Core 1,159
105% 884 Pts
64-Core 2,189
135% 2,189 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 92%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299
Zotac(19DA 2445) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89
Performing below potential (75th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 133
Parallax 120
99% 125 fps
MRender 93.1
Gravity 124
Splatting 113
91% 110 fps
Poor: 86%
This bench: 96%
Great: 101%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WD Blue 3D 2TB-$189
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: X61190WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 474 474 444 441 440 464 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
118% Outstanding
Read 504
Write 484
Mixed 342
SusWrite 456
100% 446 MB/s
4K Read 37.3
4K Write 105
4K Mixed 49.7
176% 64.1 MB/s
DQ Read 378
DQ Write 316
DQ Mixed 259
218% 318 MB/s
Poor: 69%
This bench: 118%
Great: 118%
WD WD60EZAZ-00ZGHB0 6TB
5.5TB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 176 181 179 181 179 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 23% Great: 101%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$36
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78% Very good
MC Read 30.9
MC Write 28.1
MC Mixed 27.3
82% 28.8 GB/s
SC Read 21.1
SC Write 18.1
SC Mixed 25.5
62% 21.6 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 78%
Great: 109%

 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 19,163 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: $543
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