MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 70%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 84%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (41st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 59 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 74.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics91.5% 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 Drive109% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum 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.
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)
Memory7.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 14 '21 at 03:41
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%
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 PC Performing as expected (41st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$82
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (10th percentile)
74.4% Very good
Memory 69.6
1-Core 142
2-Core 273
86% 161 Pts
4-Core 424
8-Core 788
72% 606 Pts
64-Core 1,018
63% 1,018 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 74.4%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2060-$324
CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 466.77
Performing below potential (72nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide
91.5% Outstanding
Lighting 114
Reflection 128
Parallax 112
93% 118 fps
MRender 137
Gravity 98.4
Splatting 95.4
88% 110 fps
Poor: 80%
This bench: 91.5%
Great: 97%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS100T2G0A-00JH30 1TB
355GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 411040WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 429 303 448 443 323 264 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
109% Outstanding
Read 488
Write 453
Mixed 315
SusWrite 368
91% 406 MB/s
4K Read 38.2
4K Write 97.9
4K Mixed 45.1
168% 60.4 MB/s
DQ Read 370
DQ Write 309
DQ Mixed 207
191% 296 MB/s
Poor: 34%
This bench: 109%
Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35
267GB free
Firmware: 02.01A02
SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 98 104 103 103 103 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (15th percentile)
64.9% Good
Read 123
Write 110
Mixed 83.6
SusWrite 102
77% 105 MB/s
4K Read 1.3
4K Write 2.6
4K Mixed 1.1
224% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 64.9%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing way below expectations (11th percentile)
65.5% Good
MC Read 27.4
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.8
68% 23.7 GB/s
SC Read 17.5
SC Write 17.2
SC Mixed 22.6
55% 19.1 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 65.5%
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 19,139 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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