MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 18%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 86%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 17%
Surfboard
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics9.94% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
Boot Drive62.6% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit väriä
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200609
Uptime1.2 Days
Run DateFeb 20 '22 at 13:49
Run Duration163 Seconds
Run User FIN-User
Background CPU4%

 PC Performing as expected (53rd 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 4.1 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
91.8% Outstanding
Memory 82.7
1-Core 145
2-Core 286
93% 171 Pts
4-Core 542
8-Core 854
86% 698 Pts
64-Core 1,106
68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 91.8%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 460-$203
Device(0000 0000) 1GB
CLim: 700 MHz, MLim: 900 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 391.35
Performing way below expectations (2nd percentile)
9.94% Terrible
Lighting 12.9
Reflection 20.1
Parallax 13.7
10% 15.6 fps
MRender 21.6
Gravity 15.4
Splatting 0.2
9% 12.4 fps
Poor: 11%
This bench: 9.94%
Great: 14%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB
307GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 415000WD
SusWrite @10s intervals: 226 205 210 214 207 211 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (3rd percentile)
62.6% Good
Read 505
Write 46.4
Mixed 182
SusWrite 212
52% 236 MB/s
4K Read 27.9
4K Write 46.1
4K Mixed 15.2
86% 29.7 MB/s
DQ Read 134
DQ Write 55
DQ Mixed 23.8
36% 70.9 MB/s
Poor: 68%
This bench: 62.6%
Great: 111%
Toshiba MK6465GSXN 640GB
581GB free
Firmware: GH012H
SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 88 86 88 89 89 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (97th percentile)
48.2% Average
Read 79.8
Write 79.7
Mixed 20.6
SusWrite 88
48% 67 MB/s
4K Read 0.5
4K Write 1.6
4K Mixed 0.6
117% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 15%
This bench: 48.2%
Great: 48%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz
Performing above expectations (68th percentile)
89.9% Excellent
MC Read 35.8
MC Write 24.3
MC Mixed 36
92% 32 GB/s
SC Read 26.5
SC Write 23.7
SC Mixed 36.4
82% 28.9 GB/s
Latency 75.7
53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 65%
This bench: 89.9%
Great: 111%

 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 19,180 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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