MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 125% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 127% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (77th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 23 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With 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 94.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	131% 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 Drive	122% 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.
Memory	32GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Very high background CPU (36%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 16 '20 at 03:21
Run Duration	130 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	36%

PC Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$270 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	94.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 154 2-Core 302 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 1,037 95% 798 Pts	64-Core 1,470 91% 1,470 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 94.4% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% EVGA(3842 3188) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (51^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 180 Reflection 172 Parallax 169 147% 174 fps	MRender 201 Gravity 156 Splatting 109 122% 155 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 1TB-$137 602,853 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 492GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 412 468 477 477 469 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 463 Mixed 346 SusWrite 458 100% 444 MB/s	4K Read 37.4 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 51.2 186% 69.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 304 244% 343 MB/s
Poor: 81% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 133%
Corsair Neutron GTX 480GB-$400 512 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 275GB free Firmware: M312 SusWrite @10s intervals: 410 383 431 434 434 434 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 483 Write 430 Mixed 325 SusWrite 421 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 27 4K Write 87.7 4K Mixed 36.2 134% 50.3 MB/s	DQ Read 368 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 259 221% 324 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 102%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x16GB 9,340 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 40.6 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 40.9 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.8 SC Write 27.2 SC Mixed 42.4 94% 32.8 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 125%

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System Memory Latency Ladder

L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,881x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $160Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,783x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,876x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,463x
RX 5700-XTAMD $150Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,313x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,129x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	656x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $137Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	537x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	531x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,948x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	990x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	762x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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