MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 73%
Battleship
Desktop
Desktop 83%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 68%
Battle cruiser
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (33rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 67 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
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 73.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics96.2% 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 Drive236% 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.
Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory2.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display1440 x 900 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 10
BIOS Date20210512
Uptime14.7 Days
Run DateJun 05 '22 at 22:09
Run Duration174 Seconds
Run User USA-User
Background CPU 16%
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 PC Performing below expectations (33rd 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 way below expectations (8th percentile)
73.9% Very good
Memory 65.2
1-Core 132
2-Core 250
80% 149 Pts
4-Core 443
8-Core 752
73% 597 Pts
64-Core 840
52% 840 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 73.9%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$195
MSI(1462 3367) ≥ 4GB
CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.51
Performing below potential (16th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
96.2% Outstanding
Lighting 121
Reflection 125
Parallax 113
99% 120 fps
MRender 96
Gravity 129
Splatting 108
91% 111 fps
Poor: 93%
This bench: 96.2%
Great: 110%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Samsung PM981 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB
120GB free (System drive)
Firmware: 5L2QEXA7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 589 410 377 362 364 360 MB/s
Performing above expectations (66th percentile)
236% Outstanding
Read 2,232
Write 1,884
Mixed 1,487
SusWrite 410
335% 1,504 MB/s
4K Read 56
4K Write 128
4K Mixed 73.5
247% 85.9 MB/s
DQ Read 1,165
DQ Write 840
DQ Mixed 960
729% 988 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 236%
Great: 296%
WD Blue 1TB (2015)-$39
787GB free
Firmware: 01.01A01
SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 139 140 142 142 142 MB/s
Performing above expectations (84th percentile)
80% Excellent
Read 138
Write 141
Mixed 104
SusWrite 141
97% 131 MB/s
4K Read 1
4K Write 2.7
4K Mixed 1
203% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 45%
This bench: 80%
Great: 87%
MB2000GDUNV 2TB
485GB free
Firmware: HPG3
SusWrite @10s intervals: 119 121 123 120 124 120 MB/s
Performing way below expectations (13th percentile)
63.8% Good
Read 100
Write 104
Mixed 53.4
SusWrite 121
69% 94.7 MB/s
4K Read 0.9
4K Write 2.9
4K Mixed 0.9
191% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 55%
This bench: 63.8%
Great: 93%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series Adata 16GB
2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (14th percentile)
53.4% Above average
MC Read 21.1
MC Write 16.3
MC Mixed 20.2
55% 19.2 GB/s
SC Read 14.6
SC Write 14.9
SC Mixed 17.8
45% 15.8 GB/s
Latency 113
35% 113 ns
Poor: 53%
This bench: 53.4%
Great: 82%

 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 19,232 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: $543
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