MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 102%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 102%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 114%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics99.6% 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 Drive346% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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)
Memory27.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210512
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 11 '21 at 01:43
Run Duration216 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (71st 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 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
97.4% Outstanding
Memory 81.6
1-Core 156
2-Core 304
97% 181 Pts
4-Core 606
8-Core 1,168
105% 887 Pts
64-Core 2,156
133% 2,156 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 97.4%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 21.8.2
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
99.6% Outstanding
Lighting 126
Reflection 147
Parallax 200
102% 157 fps
MRender 118
Gravity 137
Splatting 97.5
94% 117 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$76
380GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1825 1617 1471 1409 1324 1195 MB/s
Performing above expectations (70th percentile)
346% Outstanding
Read 2,670
Write 2,499
Mixed 1,900
SusWrite 1,473
479% 2,136 MB/s
4K Read 66.7
4K Write 175
4K Mixed 93.9
314% 112 MB/s
DQ Read 1,336
DQ Write 968
DQ Mixed 1,122
846% 1,142 MB/s
Poor: 188%
This bench: 346%
Great: 410%
Kingston A400 120GB-$32
111GB free
Firmware: SBFKB1E1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 135 134 137 162 275 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
68.3% Good
Read 394
Write 133
Mixed 169
SusWrite 192
49% 222 MB/s
4K Read 21.9
4K Write 82
4K Mixed 27.3
112% 43.7 MB/s
DQ Read 154
DQ Write 154
DQ Mixed 170
124% 160 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 68.3%
Great: 85%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$30
273GB free
Firmware: MS2OA750
SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 121 135 133 129 132 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
72.5% Very good
Read 123
Write 107
Mixed 26.1
SusWrite 129
70% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 2
4K Mixed 0.6
133% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 72.5%
Great: 107%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
752GB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 172 184 194 194 186 MB/s
Performing above expectations (71st percentile)
97.3% Outstanding
Read 156
Write 151
Mixed 75.8
SusWrite 184
103% 141 MB/s
4K Read 2
4K Write 0.6
4K Mixed 0.1
106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53%
This bench: 97.3%
Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB
2 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 45.5
MC Write 40
MC Mixed 41.9
121% 42.5 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 22.2
SC Mixed 38.1
83% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 77.7
52% 77.7 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 113%
Great: 114%

 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 19,137 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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