MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 116% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (51st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 49 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 97.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	117% 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.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 21 '19 at 20:48
Run Duration	233 Seconds
Run User	DNK-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (51^st 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-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 147 2-Core 292 96% 176 Pts	4-Core 563 8-Core 844 87% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,061 66% 1,061 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Nvidia(10DE 1E84) ≥ 4GB; NE6207SS19P2-1040J, Palit Microsystems GeForce RTX 2070 Super JS CLim: 2145 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 436.30 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	117% Outstanding	Lighting 156 Reflection 148 Parallax 147 127% 150 fps	MRender 179 Gravity 131 Splatting 107 110% 139 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 123%

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% 131GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,693 Write 2,338 Mixed 1,887 513% 2,306 MB/s	4K Read 70.7 4K Write 185 4K Mixed 99.2 332% 118 MB/s	DQ Read 1,368 DQ Write 1,244 DQ Mixed 1288 971% 1,300 MB/s
Poor: 178% Great: 355%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 130GB free Firmware: RVQ01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 489 181 82 83 84 79 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 507 Write 489 Mixed 414 SusWrite 166 88% 394 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 52.1 186% 70.4 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 367 276% 368 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
Toshiba DT01ACA300 3TB-$80 85,620 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 179GB free Firmware: MX6OABB0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 92 94 93 94 95 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	52.7% Above average	Read 89.5 Write 98.8 Mixed 13.5 SusWrite 93.6 53% 73.8 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 158% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 52.7% Great: 107%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 498GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 78 79 79 80 80 81 MB/s Performing way below expectations (18^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 87.3 Write 87.5 Mixed 61.5 SusWrite 79.6 58% 79 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 149% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 83%
WD My Book 25EE 6TB 6,646 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 623GB free, PID 25ee Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 159 136 104 104 104 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	61.1% Good	Read 166 Write 166 Mixed 126 SusWrite 128 196% 146 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.1 139% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 21% ↑ This bench: 61.1% Great: 103%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 6,687 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3733 MHz clocked @ 1867 MHz Performing below potential (49^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36.9 MC Write 27.9 MC Mixed 38.2 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 28 SC Mixed 38.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 96.7% Great: 128%

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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	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	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) $37	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