MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming
Gaming 16%
Surfboard
Desktop
Desktop 79%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 15%
Tree trunk
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 79%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics18.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot DriveThe boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.
Very high background CPU (51%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory8.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191106
Uptime0 Days
Run DateNov 26 '19 at 06:52
Run Duration129 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU 51%

 PC Performing as expected (42nd 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 3.95 GHz (avg)
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
79% Very good
Memory 75.2
1-Core 134
2-Core 265
86% 158 Pts
4-Core 445
8-Core 727
72% 586 Pts
64-Core 1001
62% 1001 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 79%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 750-Ti-$92
CLim: 1346 MHz, MLim: 1350 MHz, Ram: 2GB, Driver: 388.13
Performing way above expectations (96th percentile)
18.8% Very poor
Lighting 23.6
Reflection 17.8
Parallax 21.1
19% 20.8 fps
MRender 26.2
Gravity 24
Splatting 17.6
18% 22.6 fps
Poor: 16%
This bench: 18.8%
Great: 19%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$31
54GB free (System drive)
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 42 34 19 26 13 43 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (1st percentile)
8.87% Terrible
Read 1.2
Write 22.2
Mixed 7.2
SusWrite 29.6
11% 15.1 MB/s
4K Read 0.1
4K Write 0.5
4K Mixed 0.1
24% 0.23 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 8.87%
Great: 112%
Seagate ST31000521AS 1TB
4GB free
Firmware: CC14
SusWrite @10s intervals: 68 68 77 84 68 68 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (6th percentile)
39.1% Below average
Read 64
Write 62.2
Mixed 48.8
SusWrite 72.1
46% 61.8 MB/s
4K Read 0.8
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 1
172% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 39%
This bench: 39.1%
Great: 75%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 2400 C16 Series 1x16GB
1 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
45.9% Average
MC Read 16.6
MC Write 14.5
MC Mixed 15.1
44% 15.4 GB/s
SC Read 16.4
SC Write 16.1
SC Mixed 16.7
47% 16.4 GB/s
Latency 90
44% 90 ns
Poor: 34%
This bench: 45.9%
Great: 49%

 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 19,176 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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