MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 68.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics14.8% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive188% 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 (94%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory1.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190829
Uptime9 Days
Run DateOct 13 '19 at 17:21
Run Duration132 Seconds
Run User UKR-User
Background CPU 94%

 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
68.5% Good
Memory 66.7
1-Core 100
2-Core 200
68% 122 Pts
4-Core 378
8-Core 684
64% 531 Pts
64-Core 957
59% 957 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 68.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 560-$180
MSI(1462 2326) 1GB
Ram: 1GB, Driver: 285.62
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
14.8% Very poor
Lighting 13.9
Reflection 18.7
Parallax 6.59
11% 13.1 fps
MRender 8.52
Gravity 55
Splatting 17.5
22% 27 fps
Poor: 12%
This bench: 14.8%
Great: 15%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Adata SX6000LNP 512GB
432GB free (System drive)
Firmware: V9002s07
SusWrite @10s intervals: 926 959 985 920 965 933 MB/s
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
188% Outstanding
Read 1,498
Write 977
Mixed 828
SusWrite 948
237% 1,063 MB/s
4K Read 30.1
4K Write 86.6
4K Mixed 40.8
144% 52.5 MB/s
DQ Read 452
DQ Write 705
DQ Mixed 577
437% 578 MB/s
Poor: 83%
This bench: 188%
Great: 259%
PHD 3.0 Silicon-Power 1TB
596GB free, PID 55aa
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 58 54 52 52 55 55 MB/s
Performing below expectations (23rd percentile)
19.6% Very poor
Read 51.5
Write 53.2
Mixed 1.5
SusWrite 54.1
52% 40.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.2
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.3
14% 0.2 MB/s
Poor: 12%
This bench: 19.6%
Great: 49%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2667 MHz clocked @ 1333 MHz
Performing way below expectations (7th percentile)
69% Good
MC Read 29.2
MC Write 19.9
MC Mixed 29.1
74% 26.1 GB/s
SC Read 12.4
SC Write 17.1
SC Mixed 18.1
45% 15.9 GB/s
Latency 109
37% 109 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 69%
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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