MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 90%
Aircraft carrier
Desktop
Desktop 96%
Nuclear submarine
Workstation
Workstation 90%
Nuclear submarine
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 96.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics90.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive116% 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)
Memory12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3 GHz
Display1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20191107
Uptime1.1 Days
Run DateOct 20 '20 at 16:04
Run Duration143 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU0%
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 PC Performing above expectations (81st percentile)

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

Processor BenchNormalHeavyServer
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205
AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg)
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
96.6% Outstanding
Memory 81.3
1-Core 154
2-Core 306
97% 180 Pts
4-Core 599
8-Core 1,060
100% 830 Pts
64-Core 1,444
89% 1,444 Pts
Poor: 76%
This bench: 96.6%
Great: 94%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132
CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 452.06
Performing way above expectations (99th percentile)
90.3% Outstanding
Lighting 115
Reflection 118
Parallax 99.2
94% 111 fps
MRender 98.4
Gravity 104
Splatting 103
84% 102 fps
Poor: 71%
This bench: 90.3%
Great: 88%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109
65GB free (System drive)
Firmware: EMT02B6Q
SusWrite @10s intervals: 484 232 144 137 136 125 MB/s
Performing as expected (57th percentile)
116% Outstanding
Read 509
Write 492
Mixed 402
SusWrite 210
90% 403 MB/s
4K Read 45.4
4K Write 117
4K Mixed 62.9
212% 75.2 MB/s
DQ Read 386
DQ Write 362
DQ Mixed 372
280% 373 MB/s
Poor: 80%
This bench: 116%
Great: 134%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 478GB
7GB free
Firmware: 0.1
Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete
Read 462
Write 396
Mixed 304
86% 387 MB/s
4K Read 13.9
4K Write 43.7
4K Mixed 19.5
69% 25.7 MB/s
DQ Read 119
DQ Write 87.2
DQ Mixed 41.8
48% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 43% Great: 104%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49
684GB free
Firmware: 05.01D05
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 120 120 120 120 121 MB/s
Performing way above expectations (95th percentile)
75.1% Very good
Read 142
Write 123
Mixed 114
SusWrite 120
92% 125 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.8
4K Mixed 1
205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35%
This bench: 75.1%
Great: 76%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43
2 of 4 slots used
16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3000 MHz
Performing as expected (53rd percentile)
82.2% Excellent
MC Read 31.8
MC Write 22.7
MC Mixed 32.4
83% 29 GB/s
SC Read 26
SC Write 22.3
SC Mixed 34.2
79% 27.5 GB/s
Latency 78.1
51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 58%
This bench: 82.2%
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 19,140 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: $542
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HDDRAMUSB
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