MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 105%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 106%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 84.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics123% 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 Drive37.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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)
Memory11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 18 '21 at 11:49
Run Duration139 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU2%
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 PC Performing as expected (49th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (86th percentile)
84.7% Excellent
Memory 75.4
1-Core 130
2-Core 258
84% 155 Pts
4-Core 504
8-Core 837
82% 671 Pts
64-Core 1,361
84% 1,361 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 84.7%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
MSI(1462 3860) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.09
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
123% Outstanding
Lighting 163
Reflection 153
Parallax 154
133% 157 fps
MRender 190
Gravity 137
Splatting 119
118% 149 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 123%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$30
33GB free (System drive)
Firmware: S3500102
SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 95 129 8.7 121 35 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (8th percentile)
37.7% Below average
Read 434
Write 369
Mixed 15
SusWrite 103
51% 230 MB/s
4K Read 25.4
4K Write 7.6
4K Mixed 5.8
50% 12.9 MB/s
Poor: 33%
This bench: 37.7%
Great: 85%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68
466GB free
Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 877 419 416 417 426 426 MB/s
Performing as expected (42nd percentile)
204% Outstanding
Read 1,563
Write 1620
Mixed 1,118
SusWrite 497
268% 1,199 MB/s
4K Read 47.2
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 67.2
230% 84 MB/s
DQ Read 1,052
DQ Write 742
DQ Mixed 949
695% 914 MB/s
Poor: 152%
This bench: 204%
Great: 237%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
408GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 151 152 151 155 154 MB/s
Performing below expectations (28th percentile)
83% Excellent
Read 138
Write 144
Mixed 77.4
SusWrite 152
94% 128 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (36th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
78.8% Very good
MC Read 30
MC Write 28.3
MC Mixed 26.5
81% 28.3 GB/s
SC Read 21.8
SC Write 28.2
SC Mixed 23.8
70% 24.6 GB/s
Latency 89.6
45% 89.6 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 78.8%
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 19,167 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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