MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 98% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 91.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	105% 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	313% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190720
Uptime	0.4 Days
Run Date	Sep 15 '19 at 08:25
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	91.8% Outstanding	Memory 71.9 1-Core 152 2-Core 303 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 598 8-Core 965 96% 782 Pts	64-Core 1,106 68% 1,106 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 91.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.9.2 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 130 Reflection 109 Parallax 238 106% 159 fps	MRender 103 Gravity 125 Splatting 148 106% 126 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 423GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2047 959 822 827 835 834 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	313% Outstanding	Read 2,609 Write 2,318 Mixed 1,882 SusWrite 1054 440% 1,966 MB/s	4K Read 57.7 4K Write 160 4K Mixed 88.8 286% 102 MB/s	DQ Read 1,326 DQ Write 1,150 DQ Mixed 1,233 926% 1,236 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 313% Great: 355%
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$94 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 346GB free Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 499 499 498 444 451 444 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 488 Mixed 413 SusWrite 472 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 45.8 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 63.4 215% 77.1 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 373 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%
Kingston DataTraveler SE9 USB 2.0 16GB-$5 1,670 User benchmarks, average bench 6% 11GB free, PID 1689 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.9 4.5 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	7.99% Terrible	Read 19.1 Write 11.5 Mixed 14 SusWrite 5.5 16% 12.5 MB/s	4K Read 5.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 1.4 98% 2.53 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.99% Great: 7%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (30^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	69.6% Good	MC Read 29.9 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 26.9 72% 25.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 18.1 SC Mixed 24.9 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 97 41% 97 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 69.6% Great: 111%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,787x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $207Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,926x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16