MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 87%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 91%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 82%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (38th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 62 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 84.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics101% 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 Drive283% 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)
Memory9.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateApr 02 '20 at 03:28
Run Duration130 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU4%
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 PC Performing below expectations (38th 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (64th percentile)
84.5% Excellent
Memory 70.3
1-Core 137
2-Core 276
86% 161 Pts
4-Core 530
8-Core 808
83% 669 Pts
64-Core 1024
63% 1024 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 84.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (3rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
101% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 128
Parallax 102
98% 117 fps
MRender 177
Gravity 125
Splatting 103
107% 135 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 101%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel SSDPEKNW020T9 2TB
1.5TB free (System drive)
Firmware: 001C
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1497 1577 1599 1665 1660 1660 MB/s
Performing above expectations (72nd percentile)
283% Outstanding
Read 1,659
Write 1,628
Mixed 1050
SusWrite 1,610
334% 1,487 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 149
4K Mixed 77.2
249% 91 MB/s
DQ Read 876
DQ Write 948
DQ Mixed 674
573% 833 MB/s
Poor: 178%
This bench: 283%
Great: 313%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$50
2TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 214 218 215 218 218 219 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 53% Great: 106%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 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
65.2% Good
MC Read 27.2
MC Write 17.8
MC Mixed 25.4
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 22.9
56% 19.7 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 63%
This bench: 65.2%
Great: 113%

 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 19,142 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: $544
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