MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 67%
Battle cruiser
Desktop
Desktop 93%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 60%
Gunboat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics77.2% 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 Drive320% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit farver
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateOct 25 '20 at 09:05
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User DNK-User
Background CPU 12%
Watch Gameplay: 1660S + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (68th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150
AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (58th percentile)
81% Excellent
Memory 69.2
1-Core 155
2-Core 296
92% 173 Pts
4-Core 498
8-Core 755
78% 627 Pts
64-Core 755
47% 755 Pts
Poor: 69%
This bench: 81%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super)-$233
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
77.2% Very good
Lighting 96.9
Reflection 87.1
Parallax 89.6
79% 91.2 fps
MRender 119
Gravity 80
Splatting 78
74% 92.2 fps
Poor: 65%
This bench: 77.2%
Great: 76%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB
899GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S5Z42105
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1710 1688 1763 1779 1774 1776 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
320% Outstanding
Read 1,842
Write 1,773
Mixed 1,376
SusWrite 1,749
380% 1,685 MB/s
4K Read 63.9
4K Write 173
4K Mixed 89.6
303% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,058
DQ Write 1,000
DQ Mixed 436
490% 831 MB/s
Poor: 140%
This bench: 320%
Great: 311%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (18th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.1% Good
MC Read 28.5
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 26.5
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.7
SC Write 18
SC Mixed 25.7
62% 21.8 GB/s
Latency 103
39% 103 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 68.1%
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 19,159 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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