MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 35% Jet ski	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 36% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 93.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	31.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	131% 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.

High background CPU (24%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	28.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190925
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 17 '19 at 17:43
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	CHE-User
Background CPU	24%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 74.7 1-Core 149 2-Core 303 93% 176 Pts	4-Core 602 8-Core 1,071 101% 837 Pts	64-Core 1484 92% 1484 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1050-Ti-$59 946,701 User benchmarks, average bench 29% Gainward(10B0 1C82) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 436.48 Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	31.3% Below average	Lighting 38.9 Reflection 31.1 Parallax 37.4 32% 35.8 fps	MRender 38 Gravity 37.9 Splatting 35.9 30% 37.3 fps
Poor: 27% ↑ This bench: 31.3% Great: 33%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 500GB-$109 695,664 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 426 461 481 481 477 485 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 489 Mixed 386 SusWrite 468 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 62.6 210% 74.9 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 134%
Crucial MX500 2TB-$132 44,787 User benchmarks, average bench 108% 2TB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 418 451 467 470 467 470 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 465 Mixed 419 SusWrite 457 104% 463 MB/s	4K Read 36.7 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 55.3 186% 68.4 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 301 245% 349 MB/s
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 125%
Hitachi HDS724040ALE640 4TB-$465 6,270 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 3.5TB free Firmware: MJAOA3B0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 164 162 161 163 162 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 162 Write 163 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 162 95% 132 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.8 177% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 91%
Seagate ST32000542AS 2TB-$100 19,960 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 568GB free Firmware: CC34 SusWrite @10s intervals: 53 59 60 61 60 60 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 65.3 Write 55.8 Mixed 40.5 SusWrite 58.8 41% 55.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D30AESB.M16FE 2x16GB 3,387 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.2% Very good	MC Read 29.2 MC Write 18.4 MC Mixed 29.3 73% 25.6 GB/s	SC Read 22.4 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 29.8 67% 23.5 GB/s	Latency 91 44% 91 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 72.2% Great: 137%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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