MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 101%
UFO
Desktop
Desktop 95%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 102%
UFO
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 90%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics111% 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 Drive279% 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.
Very high background CPU (38%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20190917
Uptime3.7 Days
Run DateDec 28 '19 at 16:33
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User EGY-User
Background CPU 38%
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 PC Performing above expectations (69th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (78th percentile)
90% Outstanding
Memory 72.7
1-Core 151
2-Core 302
93% 175 Pts
4-Core 575
8-Core 969
94% 772 Pts
64-Core 1,403
87% 1,403 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 90%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250
Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3
Performing way above expectations (100th percentile)
111% Outstanding
Lighting 139
Reflection 113
Parallax 256
113% 170 fps
MRender 113
Gravity 135
Splatting 159
114% 136 fps
Poor: 91%
This bench: 111%
Great: 104%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 512GB
429GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 42B1S6HA
SusWrite @10s intervals: 636 480 473 472 464 467 MB/s
Performing above expectations (74th percentile)
279% Outstanding
Read 2,622
Write 2,046
Mixed 167
SusWrite 499
293% 1,333 MB/s
4K Read 64.3
4K Write 165
4K Mixed 90.8
301% 107 MB/s
DQ Read 1,317
DQ Write 911
DQ Mixed 564
570% 931 MB/s
Poor: 155%
This bench: 279%
Great: 318%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$30
859GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 180 182 180 184 186 184 MB/s
Performing above expectations (81st percentile)
99.6% Outstanding
Read 165
Write 98
Mixed 70
SusWrite 183
94% 129 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 0.9
4K Mixed 0.7
124% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 52%
This bench: 99.6%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz
Performing below potential (12th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
66.5% Good
MC Read 28.2
MC Write 18
MC Mixed 25.5
68% 23.9 GB/s
SC Read 19.9
SC Write 15.4
SC Mixed 24.6
57% 20 GB/s
Latency 95.4
42% 95.4 ns
Poor: 61%
This bench: 66.5%
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 19,142 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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