MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 114%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 107%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 80.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics149% 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.
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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateSep 21 '21 at 18:37
Run Duration248 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 12%
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 PC Performing as expected (51st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
80.2% Excellent
Memory 67.3
1-Core 134
2-Core 247
81% 150 Pts
4-Core 499
8-Core 745
77% 622 Pts
64-Core 1,033
64% 1,033 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 80.2%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
149% Outstanding
Lighting 221
Reflection 196
Parallax 194
180% 203 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 145
Splatting 129
124% 155 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 149%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SABRENT 1TB
314GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1264 961 825 943 810 750 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Hitachi HUA723030ALA640 3TB-$71
2.5TB free
Firmware: MKAOA5C0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 138 139 138 141 141 MB/s
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
76.2% Very good
Read 127
Write 114
Mixed 70.9
SusWrite 138
83% 113 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.8
158% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 47%
This bench: 76.2%
Great: 87%
SanDisk Cruzer Blade 32GB
29GB free, PID 5567
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 13 10 12 12 12 11 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
19.2% Very poor
Read 27.4
Write 19.5
Mixed 18.9
SusWrite 11.7
25% 19.4 MB/s
4K Read 4.4
4K Write 3.8
4K Mixed 3.5
265% 3.9 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 19.2%
Great: 18%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMH16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
61% Good
MC Read 24.6
MC Write 16.9
MC Mixed 24.9
63% 22.1 GB/s
SC Read 16.7
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 19.8
50% 17.5 GB/s
Latency 108
37% 108 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61%
Great: 122%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

 SkillBench Score 57: 7R 6G 4B (High Scores)

Measures user input accuracy relative to the given hardware

Score Hit Rate Shots EFps 0.1% Low Refresh Rate Screen Resolution Monitor
57% 33% 52 323 257 144 27" 1920 1080 VSC0E39 XG2705
History: Score 39: 5R 3G 5B | Score 31: 3R 3G 7B | Score 57: 7R 6G 4B
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Gaming
Gaming 98%
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $544
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