MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 68% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (80th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 20 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	62.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	262% 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 09 '19 at 10:21
Run Duration	225 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (80^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 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 151 2-Core 300 98% 180 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 1,079 98% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,530 95% 1,530 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1060-6GB-$117 1,368,019 User benchmarks, average bench 56% MSI(1462 3281) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Lighting 78.5 Reflection 76.9 Parallax 66.7 64% 74 fps	MRender 70.7 Gravity 70.4 Splatting 73 59% 71.3 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 60%

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% 176GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1013 899 893 899 876 877 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	262% Outstanding	Read 2,635 Write 2,132 Mixed 820 SusWrite 910 360% 1,624 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 119 4K Mixed 57.1 210% 75 MB/s	DQ Read 1,084 DQ Write 552 DQ Mixed 163 296% 600 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 262% Great: 355%
Ocz-vertex2 3.5 115GB 2,637 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 107GB free Firmware: 1.37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 66 61 61 51 52 57 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	48.4% Average	Read 191 Write 75.7 Mixed 110 SusWrite 57.9 24% 109 MB/s	4K Read 25 4K Write 61.8 4K Mixed 27.6 106% 38.1 MB/s	DQ Read 139 DQ Write 76.4 DQ Mixed 91.2 72% 102 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 49%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 223GB free Firmware: Z33130RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 269 141 134 134 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	78.5% Very good	Read 478 Write 438 Mixed 391 SusWrite 209 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 27.6 4K Write 83.2 4K Mixed 23.3 116% 44.7 MB/s	DQ Read 226 DQ Write 325 DQ Mixed 33.6 93% 195 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 78.5% Great: 86%
WD Blue 2.5" 320GB (2009)-$80 42,987 User benchmarks, average bench 29% 263GB free Firmware: 13.01A13 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 64 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	36.9% Below average	Read 63.6 Write 62.8 Mixed 42.5 SusWrite 64.7 43% 58.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 36.9% Great: 41%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z RGB DDR4 3000 C16 2x8GB-$56 84,291 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 31.3 MC Write 25.2 MC Mixed 34.1 86% 30.2 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 25.3 SC Mixed 34.9 83% 29.1 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 101%

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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	7,766x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	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 $40	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