MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 97%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 89%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 91%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 80.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics117% 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 Drive270% 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.
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 VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Sub-optimal background CPU (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory25.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateApr 07 '20 at 03:42
Run Duration134 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 13%
Watch Gameplay: 2070S + 3600 How to compare your gameplay

 PC Performing above expectations (61st 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 below expectations (31st percentile)
80.8% Excellent
Memory 71.2
1-Core 124
2-Core 284
84% 160 Pts
4-Core 486
8-Core 772
77% 629 Pts
64-Core 1,012
63% 1,012 Pts
Poor: 74%
This bench: 80.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210
Asus(1043 8728) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75
Performing below potential (66th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
117% Outstanding
Lighting 157
Reflection 146
Parallax 145
128% 149 fps
MRender 180
Gravity 128
Splatting 107
110% 138 fps
Poor: 105%
This bench: 117%
Great: 123%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74
911GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 1472 1452 1540 1555 1553 1552 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (98th percentile)
270% Outstanding
Read 1,472
Write 1,535
Mixed 1,064
SusWrite 1,521
315% 1,398 MB/s
4K Read 56.8
4K Write 162
4K Mixed 77.7
272% 98.9 MB/s
DQ Read 628
DQ Write 909
DQ Mixed 271
344% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127%
This bench: 270%
Great: 255%
PNY USB 2.0 FD 32GB
26GB free, PID fa05
Operating at USB 2.0 Speed
SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 23 17 23 21 23 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
9.74% Terrible
Read 24.7
Write 7
Mixed 7
SusWrite 21
18% 14.9 MB/s
4K Read 6.7
4K Write 0
4K Mixed 0
25% 2.23 MB/s
Poor: 5%
This bench: 9.74%
Great: 10%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB
4 of 4 slots used
32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (11th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
68.2% Good
MC Read 28.1
MC Write 18.1
MC Mixed 27.4
70% 24.5 GB/s
SC Read 19.4
SC Write 17.5
SC Mixed 25.6
60% 20.8 GB/s
Latency 98.6
41% 98.6 ns
Poor: 67%
This bench: 68.2%
Great: 119%

 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 19,160 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: $543
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