MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 35%
Sail boat
Desktop
Desktop 77%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 34%
Sail boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (36th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 64 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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 76.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics43.5% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Very high background CPU (37%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory19.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 1.9 GHz
Display1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20210927
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 28 '22 at 19:56
Run Duration126 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 37%
Watch Gameplay: 570 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing below expectations (36th 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 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (62nd percentile)
76.9% Very good
Memory 72.7
1-Core 120
2-Core 219
76% 137 Pts
4-Core 435
8-Core 728
71% 581 Pts
64-Core 1,118
69% 1,118 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 76.9%
Great: 89%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130
CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 22.10.3
Performing below potential (35th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
43.5% Average
Lighting 54.3
Reflection 54.9
Parallax 75
44% 61.4 fps
MRender 55.2
Gravity 61.3
Splatting 41.1
42% 52.5 fps
Poor: 37%
This bench: 43.5%
Great: 49%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28
5GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFK71B1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 376
Write 120
Mixed 298
58% 265 MB/s
4K Read 26.5
4K Write 68.3
4K Mixed 28.2
112% 41 MB/s
DQ Read 224
DQ Write 64.5
DQ Mixed 17.5
46% 102 MB/s
Poor: 33% Great: 100%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 1TB (2016)-$70
30GB free
Firmware: CC41
SusWrite @10s intervals: 131 127 144 136 123 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (41st percentile)
80.1% Excellent
Read 147
Write 129
Mixed 29.1
SusWrite 131
79% 109 MB/s
4K Read 1.2
4K Write 5.1
4K Mixed 2.2
389% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 80.1%
Great: 111%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-8GVKB CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVKB CMW16GX4M2C3200C16 32GB
1866, 1866, 1866, 1866 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing below potential (6th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
60.2% Good
MC Read 23
MC Write 19.4
MC Mixed 20.7
60% 21 GB/s
SC Read 19.5
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 20.3
58% 20.3 GB/s
Latency 95.3
42% 95.3 ns
Poor: 60%
This bench: 60.2%
Great: 103%

 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 19,206 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: 113% - Outstanding Total price: $538
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