MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 48%
Yacht
Desktop
Desktop 73%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (35th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 65 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 very light workstation, and even some very light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 67%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics66.7% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive30.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
Memory8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
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)
Memory5.5 GB free of 8 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJul 06 '20 at 12:36
Run Duration113 Seconds
Run User GRC-User
Background CPU7%
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 PC Performing below expectations (35th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 2.5 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
67% Good
Memory 77.5
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 177
66% 114 Pts
4-Core 305
8-Core 553
52% 429 Pts
64-Core 676
42% 676 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 67%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1660-$143
MSI(1462 3793) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 432.00
Performing below potential (40th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
66.7% Good
Lighting 84.8
Reflection 73.2
Parallax 58.6
69% 72.2 fps
MRender 71.1
Gravity 80
Splatting 75.4
62% 75.5 fps
Poor: 62%
This bench: 66.7%
Great: 73%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Kingston A400 480GB-$38
153GB free (System drive)
Firmware: SBFKB1D1
SusWrite @10s intervals: 236 238 34 30 30 39 MB/s
Performing below potential (1st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable
30.5% Below average
Read 240
Write 97.7
Mixed 83.8
SusWrite 101
29% 131 MB/s
4K Read 14.3
4K Write 19.9
4K Mixed 11.2
47% 15.1 MB/s
DQ Read 14.2
DQ Write 15.5
DQ Mixed 14.5
11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 30.5%
Great: 102%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 1x8GB
1 of 4 slots used
8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
62.5% Good
MC Read 23.4
MC Write 21.9
MC Mixed 20.2
62% 21.8 GB/s
SC Read 18.7
SC Write 22.1
SC Mixed 21
59% 20.6 GB/s
Latency 85.4
47% 85.4 ns
Poor: 37%
This bench: 62.5%
Great: 63%

 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 19,185 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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