MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 58%
Gunboat
Desktop
Desktop 60%
Gunboat
Workstation
Workstation 56%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (46th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 54 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a below average single core score, this CPU can handle email, web browsing and audio/video playback but it will struggle to handle modern 3D games or workstation tasks such as video editing. Finally, with a gaming score of 44.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is below average.
Graphics120% 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 Drive282% 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.
Very high background CPU (34%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime4.3 Days
Run DateJun 09 '21 at 19:00
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 34%
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 PC Performing as expected (46th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 1.45 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (0th percentile)
44.8% Average
Memory 75.5
1-Core 21.7
2-Core 39
34% 45.4 Pts
4-Core 77.5
8-Core 343
22% 210 Pts
64-Core 552
34% 552 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 44.8%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
120% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 158
Parallax 157
128% 157 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 137
Splatting 120
119% 149 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 120%
Great: 123%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
366GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR020 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1049 1499 1403 1606 1668 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
282% Outstanding
Read 1,729
Write 1,672
Mixed 1,264
SusWrite 1,224
331% 1,472 MB/s
4K Read 65.6
4K Write 170
4K Mixed 88.3
303% 108 MB/s
DQ Read 917
DQ Write 1,086
DQ Mixed 310
425% 771 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 282%
Great: 295%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
65.3% Good
MC Read 29.8
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 28.6
73% 25.5 GB/s
SC Read 7.6
SC Write 7.5
SC Mixed 13.2
27% 9.43 GB/s
Latency 89.3
45% 89.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.3%
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 19,141 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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