MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 91.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	107% 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	284% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190711
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 08 '19 at 15:15
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$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 (96^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Memory 77.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 572 8-Core 834 88% 703 Pts	64-Core 1,064 66% 1,064 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.9% 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: 19.11.1 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Lighting 132 Reflection 112 Parallax 220 108% 155 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 127 Splatting 154 110% 130 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 856 525 518 518 512 509 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	284% Outstanding	Read 2,539 Write 2,374 Mixed 1,648 SusWrite 573 398% 1,784 MB/s	4K Read 64.7 4K Write 168 4K Mixed 91.3 304% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 1,275 DQ Write 1,105 DQ Mixed 1,195 894% 1,192 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 284% Great: 340%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 92GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 297 295 296 296 297 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 505 Write 487 Mixed 426 SusWrite 316 97% 434 MB/s	4K Read 46.4 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 63.6 214% 76 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 368 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Kingston HyperX 3K 240GB-$70 27,495 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 162GB free Firmware: 526ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 228 174 218 205 203 205 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	95.2% Outstanding	Read 405 Write 259 Mixed 307 SusWrite 205 66% 294 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 49.3 177% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 279 DQ Write 251 DQ Mixed 275 204% 269 MB/s
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 95.2% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2400 MHz clocked @ 1200 MHz Performing below potential (16^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	71.7% Very good	MC Read 30.3 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 28.3 73% 25.5 GB/s	SC Read 22 SC Write 17.8 SC Mixed 27.5 64% 22.4 GB/s	Latency 85.9 47% 85.9 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 71.7% Great: 109%

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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