MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 74%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 92%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 77%
Battleship
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 86.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics82.3% 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 Drive217% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory28.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMay 29 '20 at 21:49
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU 42%
Watch Gameplay: 1070 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing as expected (53rd percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (56th percentile)
86.3% Excellent
Memory 68.6
1-Core 153
2-Core 302
92% 175 Pts
4-Core 556
8-Core 1,010
94% 783 Pts
64-Core 1,462
90% 1,462 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 86.3%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66
Performing below potential (73rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
82.3% Excellent
Lighting 102
Reflection 114
Parallax 95.7
83% 104 fps
MRender 98.1
Gravity 95.5
Splatting 102
81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 82.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45
439GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1580 547 559 557 559 564 MB/s
Performing above expectations (73rd percentile)
217% Outstanding
Read 1,331
Write 2,252
Mixed 1461
SusWrite 728
326% 1,443 MB/s
4K Read 46.5
4K Write 164
4K Mixed 74.8
253% 95 MB/s
DQ Read 668
DQ Write 1,171
DQ Mixed 998
735% 946 MB/s
Poor: 78%
This bench: 217%
Great: 277%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 64GB-$23
28GB free, PID 5583
Operating at USB 3.0 Speed
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 134
Write 100
Mixed 82.6
127% 106 MB/s
4K Read 3.2
4K Write 1.9
4K Mixed 3
178% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 12% Great: 39%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3866 C18 Series 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (9th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.8% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 26.8
69% 24.1 GB/s
SC Read 21.5
SC Write 18.2
SC Mixed 27
64% 22.2 GB/s
Latency 105
38% 105 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 67.8%
Great: 130%

 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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