MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 120% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	125% 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	265% 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	48GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 48GB 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	43.6 GB free of 48 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	2.6 Days
Run Date	Jun 27 '20 at 20:04
Run Duration	278 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	36%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$285 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 158 2-Core 306 98% 182 Pts	4-Core 604 8-Core 970 97% 787 Pts	64-Core 1,418 88% 1,418 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$383 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2183) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (58^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	125% Outstanding	Lighting 171 Reflection 163 Parallax 161 140% 165 fps	MRender 182 Gravity 145 Splatting 105 114% 144 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 125% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB 44,403 User benchmarks, average bench 196% 343GB free (System drive) Firmware: CXY7301Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 852 615 621 627 626 623 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	265% Outstanding	Read 1,962 Write 1,543 Mixed 953 SusWrite 661 285% 1,279 MB/s	4K Read 60.7 4K Write 163 4K Mixed 83 284% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,382 DQ Write 1,208 DQ Mixed 1,167 910% 1,253 MB/s
Poor: 126% ↑ This bench: 265% Great: 259%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 50GB free Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 259 255 269 56 16 30 MB/s Performing below potential (1^st percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	30.5% Below average	Read 166 Write 97.8 Mixed 83.2 SusWrite 147 28% 124 MB/s	4K Read 14.5 4K Write 20.1 4K Mixed 11.2 47% 15.3 MB/s	DQ Read 14 DQ Write 15.3 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 30.5% Great: 102%
WDC WDS500G2B0A 500GB 24,830 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 444GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 408 392 396 396 389 392 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 513 Write 429 Mixed 251 SusWrite 396 89% 397 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 36.4 169% 64.3 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 250 217% 322 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 119%
Jmicron Generic 256GB 896 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 224GB free Firmware: 0202 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 361 359 300 294 292 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Read 393 Write 295 Mixed 344 SusWrite 328 76% 340 MB/s	4K Read 41.5 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 53.6 174% 58.4 MB/s	DQ Read 229 DQ Write 212 DQ Mixed 239 174% 227 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 78%
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 223GB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 331 214 228 228 228 228 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	62.5% Good	Read 364 Write 313 Mixed 322 SusWrite 243 70% 311 MB/s	4K Read 20.8 4K Write 38.3 4K Mixed 25.3 84% 28.1 MB/s	DQ Read 158 DQ Write 149 DQ Mixed 48.3 65% 119 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 62.5% Great: 100%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$38 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 747GB free Firmware: CC28 SusWrite @10s intervals: 158 158 158 159 159 159 MB/s Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	96.7% Outstanding	Read 179 Write 181 Mixed 79.2 SusWrite 158 109% 149 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 114%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 931GB free Firmware: 060E SusWrite @10s intervals: 82 103 104 106 104 106 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	59.2% Above average	Read 105 Write 43.5 Mixed 39.8 SusWrite 101 53% 72.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 165% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 16% ↑ This bench: 59.2% Great: 66%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown VMA45UH-MIC1U22T2 VMA45UG-MIC1U22T2 VMA45UH-MIC1U22T2 VMA45UG-MIC1U22T2 48GB 14 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 16384, 8192, 16384, 8192 MB Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	MC Read 36.2 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 36.5 92% 32.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.3 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 37.4 86% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 91%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $90

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,809x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,765x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,451x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $499

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $165	Nvidia RTX 4070 $542	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16