MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

 
Gaming
Gaming 96%
Nuclear submarine
Desktop
Desktop 80%
Aircraft carrier
Workstation
Workstation 89%
Aircraft carrier
PC StatusOverall this PC is performing below expectations (34th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 66 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics122% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive175% 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.
Memory32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS VersionWindows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.
Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.
SystemMicro-Star MS-7C02
MotherboardMSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)  (all builds)
Memory23.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OSWindows 11
BIOS Date20220723
Uptime0.1 Days
Run DateJun 01 '23 at 21:38
Run Duration125 Seconds
Run User NLD-User
Background CPU 18%

 PC Performing below expectations (34th 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)
78.6% Very good
Memory 70.1
1-Core 87.1
2-Core 244
71% 134 Pts
4-Core 467
8-Core 782
76% 624 Pts
64-Core 863
53% 863 Pts
Poor: 73%
This bench: 78.6%
Great: 92%
Graphics Card Bench3D DX93D DX103D DX11
AMD RX 6700-XT-$480
MSI(1462 3982) ≥ 4GB; MSI AMD RADEON RX6700XT 12GB MECH2X
Ram: 12GB, Driver: 23.4.1
Performing below potential (54th percentile) - GPU OC Guide
122% Outstanding
Lighting 137
Reflection 131
Parallax 291
112% 186 fps
MRender 233
Gravity 146
Splatting 200
158% 193 fps
Poor: 113%
This bench: 122%
Great: 129%
Drives BenchSequentialRandom 4kDeep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73
454GB free (System drive)
Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s
SusWrite @10s intervals: 197 73 84 81 86 588 MB/s
Performing below expectations (25th percentile)
175% Outstanding
Read 1,362
Write 1,380
Mixed 1,060
SusWrite 185
223% 997 MB/s
4K Read 52.6
4K Write 138
4K Mixed 71
244% 87.3 MB/s
DQ Read 637
DQ Write 874
DQ Mixed 265
337% 592 MB/s
Poor: 130%
This bench: 175%
Great: 295%
Hitachi HDS721050CLA360 500GB
264GB free
Firmware: JP2OA50E
SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 111 112 110 112 112 MB/s
Performing as expected (55th percentile)
61.2% Good
Read 102
Write 111
Mixed 62.1
SusWrite 111
71% 96.5 MB/s
4K Read 0.7
4K Write 1.4
4K Mixed 0.8
144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 27%
This bench: 61.2%
Great: 77%
Memory Kit BenchMulti coreSingle coreLatency
Kingston KHX3200C16D4/8GX CL16-18-18 D4-3200 KHX3200C16D4/8GX CL16-18-18 D4-3200 32GB
2133, 2133, 2133, 2133 MHz
8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB
Performing way below expectations (12th percentile)
61.5% Good
MC Read 24.8
MC Write 17.4
MC Mixed 24.7
64% 22.3 GB/s
SC Read 17.3
SC Write 14
SC Mixed 21
50% 17.4 GB/s
Latency 101
40% 101 ns
Poor: 62%
This bench: 61.5%
Great: 93%

 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 19,233 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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