MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 82%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 79%
Battleship
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 82.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics98.3% 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 Drive30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 05 '22 at 02:49
Run Duration224 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU9%

 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 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (46th percentile)
82.7% Excellent
Memory 69
1-Core 145
2-Core 284
88% 166 Pts
4-Core 517
8-Core 837
83% 677 Pts
64-Core 1,092
68% 1,092 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 82.7%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270
EVGA(3842 3656) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 511.79
Performing below potential (38th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
98.3% Outstanding
Lighting 127
Reflection 117
Parallax 121
103% 122 fps
MRender 139
Gravity 104
Splatting 90.5
88% 111 fps
Poor: 90%
This bench: 98.3%
Great: 106%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Team T253X2001T 1TB
81GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S1127B0
SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.1 1 1 72 3.2 1.1 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
30.5% Below average
Read 475
Write 306
Mixed 158
SusWrite 13.7
52% 238 MB/s
4K Read 24
4K Write 6
4K Mixed 0.5
40% 10.2 MB/s
Poor: 30%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 105%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75
434GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 81 80 79 79 81 MB/s
Performing as expected (47th percentile)
46.1% Average
Read 80.9
Write 78
Mixed 42.1
SusWrite 79.3
51% 70.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.4
4K Write 2.3
4K Mixed 0.7
137% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 26%
This bench: 46.1%
Great: 63%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown CL16-18-18 D4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
65.5% Good
MC Read 26.3
MC Write 17.9
MC Mixed 25.8
67% 23.3 GB/s
SC Read 20.8
SC Write 17.9
SC Mixed 24.6
60% 21.1 GB/s
Latency 104
38% 104 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 65.5%
Great: 107%

 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 19,138 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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