MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 96% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	104% 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	281% 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	16GB 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 Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 16 '20 at 11:10
Run Duration	144 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 79.3 1-Core 144 2-Core 284 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 540 8-Core 847 85% 693 Pts	64-Core 1,026 64% 1,026 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-$275 75,918 User benchmarks, average bench 85% XFX(1682 5705) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 111 Parallax 228 103% 155 fps	MRender 108 Gravity 119 Splatting 153 107% 127 fps
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 91%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 808GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1473 1510 1517 1530 1530 1532 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,507 Write 1,528 Mixed 1,121 SusWrite 1,515 320% 1,418 MB/s	4K Read 61.2 4K Write 179 4K Mixed 85 297% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 940 DQ Mixed 274 357% 631 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 295%
SanDisk Ultra II 240GB-$40 53,931 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 31GB free Firmware: X41200RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 207 171 104 88 92 88 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	95.9% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 473 Mixed 307 SusWrite 125 78% 351 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 98.1 4K Mixed 49.5 173% 61.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 270 DQ Mixed 253 210% 304 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 95.9% Great: 101%
Samsung Spinpoint F1 750GB-$60 30,974 User benchmarks, average bench 44% 23GB free Firmware: 1AA01107 SusWrite @10s intervals: 43 40 39 39 40 40 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	33.6% Below average	Read 76.2 Write 71.3 Mixed 51.8 SusWrite 40.2 44% 59.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.8 173% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 33.6% Great: 60%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 34,561 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	76.6% Very good	MC Read 31.8 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 30.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 28.6 65% 22.7 GB/s	Latency 81.8 49% 81.8 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 76.6% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 98%

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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	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16