MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 15%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 82%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics9.01% 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 Drive249% 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 (74%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1366 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 10 '20 at 21:24
Run Duration133 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 74%
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 PC Performing below expectations (29th 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 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (48th percentile)
85.1% Excellent
Memory 62.1
1-Core 150
2-Core 295
88% 169 Pts
4-Core 579
8-Core 936
93% 757 Pts
64-Core 1378
85% 1378 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 85.1%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67
Relative performance (0th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
9.01% Terrible
Lighting 10.6
Reflection 12.7
Parallax 9.12
9% 10.8 fps
MRender 13.7
Gravity 14
Splatting 9.17
10% 12.3 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 9.01%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
HP EX950 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$126
604GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SS0411B Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1230 1317 1522 1665 1558 1288 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
249% Outstanding
Read 2,441
Write 1,671
Mixed 137
SusWrite 1430
314% 1,420 MB/s
4K Read 21.4
4K Write 46.2
4K Mixed 40.7
109% 36.1 MB/s
DQ Read 1,180
DQ Write 117
DQ Mixed 186
253% 494 MB/s
Poor: 170%
This bench: 249%
Great: 380%
Seagate Barracuda 4TB (2017)-$79
3.5TB free
Firmware: 0001
SusWrite @10s intervals: 159 163 179 181 171 190 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 40% Great: 90%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
64.5% Good
MC Read 26.9
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.6
67% 23.5 GB/s
SC Read 18.1
SC Write 16.8
SC Mixed 22.2
54% 19 GB/s
Latency 121
33% 121 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 64.5%
Great: 121%

 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%
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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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