MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 150%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 104%
UFO
Workstation
Workstation 166%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics148% 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 Drive292% 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.
Run History
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory11.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime2.4 Days
Run DateNov 25 '20 at 04:30
Run Duration191 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395
AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
100% Outstanding
Memory 88.7
1-Core 153
2-Core 304
99% 182 Pts
4-Core 598
8-Core 1,148
104% 873 Pts
64-Core 2,144
133% 2,144 Pts
Poor: 80%
This bench: 100%
Great: 97%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500
MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30
Performing below potential (52nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
148% Outstanding
Lighting 218
Reflection 204
Parallax 192
177% 204 fps
MRender 189
Gravity 152
Splatting 136
127% 159 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 148%
Great: 158%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43
186GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 788 648 603 609 602 583 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
292% Outstanding
Read 2,548
Write 2,390
Mixed 1,667
SusWrite 639
404% 1,811 MB/s
4K Read 66.9
4K Write 169
4K Mixed 92.2
309% 109 MB/s
DQ Read 1,312
DQ Write 1,147
DQ Mixed 1227
920% 1,229 MB/s
Poor: 199%
This bench: 292%
Great: 340%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$71
306GB free
Firmware: R0427ANR
SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 483 483 484 483 481 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
127% Outstanding
Read 516
Write 477
Mixed 459
SusWrite 482
109% 484 MB/s
4K Read 40.2
4K Write 113
4K Mixed 56.2
192% 69.7 MB/s
DQ Read 392
DQ Write 365
DQ Mixed 298
246% 352 MB/s
Poor: 71%
This bench: 127%
Great: 127%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (87th percentile)
112% Outstanding
MC Read 45.5
MC Write 41.5
MC Mixed 37.7
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 26.3
SC Write 23.8
SC Mixed 35.3
81% 28.5 GB/s
Latency 68.8
58% 68.8 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 112%
Great: 119%

 System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming
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Desktop
Desktop 87%
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Workstation
Workstation 92%
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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER Value: 112% - Outstanding Total price: $542
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