MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 43%
Speed boat
Desktop
Desktop 72%
Battleship
Workstation
Workstation 43%
Speed boat
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 good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 69.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is above average.
Graphics50.6% 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 Drive152% 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.
Memory64GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 64GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionAlthough Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.
Very high background CPU (42%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory59 GB free of 64 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit kolorów, 1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20201208
Uptime0 Days
Run DateJan 03 '21 at 21:22
Run Duration116 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 42%

 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-$84
AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads
Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.4 GHz (avg)
Performing way below expectations (4th percentile)
69.5% Good
Memory 69.9
1-Core 70.8
2-Core 133
54% 91.3 Pts
4-Core 370
8-Core 737
65% 553 Pts
64-Core 1039
64% 1039 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 69.5%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 970-$200
CLim: 1455 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 460.89
Performing below potential (76th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
50.6% Above average
Lighting 62.5
Reflection 69.3
Parallax 61.5
51% 64.4 fps
MRender 67.8
Gravity 63.8
Splatting 54.2
50% 61.9 fps
Poor: 43%
This bench: 50.6%
Great: 54%
Drive BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Pc601 NVMe SK hynix 256GB
95GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 80002111 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 333 310 308 296 290 282 MB/s
Performing above expectations (69th percentile)
152% Outstanding
Read 1,337
Write 997
Mixed 596
SusWrite 303
179% 808 MB/s
4K Read 44.4
4K Write 95.1
4K Mixed 55.3
188% 64.9 MB/s
DQ Read 567
DQ Write 420
DQ Mixed 496
370% 495 MB/s
Poor: 94%
This bench: 152%
Great: 191%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown F4-3200C16-16GIS BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE F4-3200C16-16GIS BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 64GB
3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz
16384, 16384, 16384, 16384 MB
Performing below expectations (21st percentile)
90.6% Outstanding
MC Read 38.8
MC Write 24
MC Mixed 37.3
95% 33.4 GB/s
SC Read 24.2
SC Write 21.1
SC Mixed 33.2
75% 26.2 GB/s
Latency 102
39% 102 ns
Poor: 91%
This bench: 90.6%
Great: 94%

 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 19,237 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: $549
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