MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 72%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 69%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 78.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics85% 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 Drive99.4% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory13.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.4 GHz
Display2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateMar 31 '20 at 20:56
Run Duration111 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 17%

 PC Performing above expectations (85th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 2600X-$120
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg)
Performing above expectations (80th percentile)
78.5% Very good
Memory 88.6
1-Core 120
2-Core 202
80% 137 Pts
4-Core 368
8-Core 713
64% 540 Pts
64-Core 1,011
63% 1,011 Pts
Poor: 64%
This bench: 78.5%
Great: 86%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560
EVGA(3842 4996) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1557 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing way above expectations (89th percentile)
85% Excellent
Lighting 110
Reflection 119
Parallax 116
89% 115 fps
MRender 96.8
Gravity 102
Splatting 85.5
77% 94.8 fps
Poor: 70%
This bench: 85%
Great: 87%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
SHGS31-500GS-2 500GB
328GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 90000Q00
SusWrite @10s intervals: 264 250 288 280 288 297 MB/s
Performing above expectations (76th percentile)
99.4% Outstanding
Read 496
Write 474
Mixed 427
SusWrite 278
94% 419 MB/s
4K Read 31.4
4K Write 84.4
4K Mixed 43.8
148% 53.2 MB/s
DQ Read 383
DQ Write 356
DQ Mixed 333
260% 357 MB/s
Poor: 65%
This bench: 99.4%
Great: 109%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3400 MHz
Performing way above expectations (93rd percentile)
113% Outstanding
MC Read 46.8
MC Write 42.3
MC Mixed 35.6
119% 41.6 GB/s
SC Read 27
SC Write 40.3
SC Mixed 29.8
92% 32.4 GB/s
Latency 68.9
58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 69%
This bench: 113%
Great: 115%

 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: $544
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