MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 103%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 96%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics109% 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 Drive119% 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.9 Days
Run DateDec 07 '19 at 03:04
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU3%
Watch Gameplay: 5700-XT + 3600 How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (57th 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 way above expectations (94th percentile)
92% Outstanding
Memory 84.1
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 537
8-Core 864
86% 700 Pts
64-Core 1,081
67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 92%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Lighting 136
Reflection 117
Parallax 248
111% 167 fps
MRender 114
Gravity 129
Splatting 158
112% 134 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 109%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT03B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 308 292 295 294 295 297 MB/s
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
119% Outstanding
Read 517
Write 493
Mixed 465
SusWrite 297
100% 443 MB/s
4K Read 42.8
4K Write 118
4K Mixed 59.2
203% 73.4 MB/s
DQ Read 388
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 370
279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 119%
Great: 129%
WD Green 1TB (2010)-$139
927GB free
Firmware: 80.00A80
SusWrite @10s intervals: 55 61 57 58 65 60 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
23.6% Poor
Read 22.7
Write 76
Mixed 52.2
SusWrite 59.4
39% 52.6 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.2
43% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 29%
This bench: 23.6%
Great: 59%
Generic External 500GB
295GB free, PID 1340
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 6.4 6.5 8.1 8.2 6.5 8 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
2.96% Terrible
Read 7.3
Write 7
Mixed 7
SusWrite 7.2
10% 7.12 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.1
4K Mixed 0.1
7% 0.1 MB/s
Poor: 9%
This bench: 2.96%
Great: 23%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (63rd percentile)
88.3% Excellent
MC Read 35.5
MC Write 23.9
MC Mixed 34.9
90% 31.4 GB/s
SC Read 25.8
SC Write 23.4
SC Mixed 35.3
80% 28.2 GB/s
Latency 73.3
54% 73.3 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 88.3%
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 19,163 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: 110% - Outstanding Total price: $548
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