MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 120%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 85%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 113%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics146% 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.
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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime1.3 Days
Run DateNov 28 '20 at 01:46
Run Duration185 Seconds
Run User GBR-User
Background CPU8%

 PC Performing as expected (56th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing as expected (59th percentile)
85.5% Excellent
Memory 70
1-Core 148
2-Core 296
90% 171 Pts
4-Core 541
8-Core 836
85% 689 Pts
64-Core 1,063
66% 1,063 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 85.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759
AMD(1002 0E3A) ≥ 4GB
Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.11.2
Performing below potential (74th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
146% Outstanding
Lighting 188
Reflection 170
Parallax 350
153% 236 fps
MRender 274
Gravity 125
Splatting 205
164% 201 fps
Poor: 135%
This bench: 146%
Great: 153%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SABRENT 1TB
299GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RKT303.3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1625 863 503 993 993 992 MB/s
Relative performance n/a - insufficient samples
Microsoft Storage Space Device 999GB
424GB free
Firmware: 0.1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 173 178 180 184 182 175 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (85th percentile)
103% Outstanding
Read 180
Write 71.1
Mixed 90.5
SusWrite 179
96% 130 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.8
154% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 41%
This bench: 103%
Great: 110%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLT4G4D30AETA.K8FE 4x4GB
4 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (7th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
67.9% Good
MC Read 27.8
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 27.2
70% 24.3 GB/s
SC Read 19.8
SC Write 17.6
SC Mixed 26.5
61% 21.3 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 68%
This bench: 67.9%
Great: 114%

 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 19,179 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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