MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 44%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 78%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 41%
Speed boat
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
ProcessorWith a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 75.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics55.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive114% 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.
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)
Memory5.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20200422
Uptime0 Days
Run DateAug 15 '20 at 02:55
Run Duration138 Seconds
Run User CAN-User
Background CPU1%
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 PC Performing above expectations (60th percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 5 1600-$110
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.2 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (88th percentile)
75.3% Very good
Memory 72.3
1-Core 105
2-Core 210
72% 129 Pts
4-Core 420
8-Core 703
68% 562 Pts
64-Core 862
53% 862 Pts
Poor: 61%
This bench: 75.3%
Great: 78%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130
ASRock(1849 5001) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1380 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.7.2
Performing way above expectations (92nd percentile)
55.2% Above average
Lighting 69.3
Reflection 71
Parallax 93.1
56% 77.8 fps
MRender 71.6
Gravity 68.4
Splatting 57.2
53% 65.7 fps
Poor: 46%
This bench: 55.2%
Great: 56%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80
387GB free (System drive)
Firmware: RVT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 425 373 364 368 370 379 MB/s
Performing above expectations (65th percentile)
114% Outstanding
Read 505
Write 487
Mixed 426
SusWrite 380
101% 449 MB/s
4K Read 38.6
4K Write 83.7
4K Mixed 53.6
172% 58.6 MB/s
DQ Read 385
DQ Write 361
DQ Mixed 370
278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74%
This bench: 114%
Great: 129%
Toshiba DT01ABA100V 1TB
858GB free
Firmware: MU2OA720
SusWrite @10s intervals: 134 135 138 138 141 138 MB/s
Performing above expectations (83rd percentile)
79.5% Very good
Read 140
Write 131
Mixed 31
SusWrite 137
79% 110 MB/s
4K Read 0.6
4K Write 1.7
4K Mixed 0.6
123% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 38%
This bench: 79.5%
Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39
49GB free
Firmware: CC43
SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 114 114 115 115 115 MB/s
Performing below expectations (30th percentile)
83.9% Excellent
Read 178
Write 114
Mixed 81
SusWrite 114
89% 122 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 1.5
4K Mixed 0.7
143% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60%
This bench: 83.9%
Great: 113%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz
Performing below potential (2nd percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP
42.5% Average
MC Read 15.4
MC Write 14.9
MC Mixed 12.9
41% 14.4 GB/s
SC Read 15
SC Write 15
SC Mixed 13.5
42% 14.5 GB/s
Latency 96.1
42% 96.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 42.5%
Great: 104%

 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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