MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 47% Yacht	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 43% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (87th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 13 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 96.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	42.2% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	49% is a reasonable SSD score. This drive enables fast boots and responsive applications.
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 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190829
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 22 '19 at 06:42
Run Duration	162 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (87^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 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 (100^th percentile)	96.3% Outstanding	Memory 84 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 869 90% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,094 68% 1,094 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 96.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3301) CLim: 1936 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.66 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	42.2% Average	Lighting 47.7 Reflection 55 Parallax 44.7 39% 49.1 fps	MRender 68.1 Gravity 47.6 Splatting 62.2 49% 59.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 42.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Green 240GB (2018)-$35 156,194 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 23GB free (System drive) Firmware: UF450000 SusWrite @10s intervals: 229 9 4.1 23 17 37 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	49% Average	Read 458 Write 373 Mixed 218 SusWrite 53.1 61% 276 MB/s	4K Read 19.9 4K Write 39.5 4K Mixed 19 75% 26.1 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 83.4 DQ Mixed 16.2 35% 72.1 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 49% Great: 55%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 17,781 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 192GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 422 428 425 430 422 423 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 484 Mixed 238 SusWrite 425 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 26.7 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 53.1 167% 63.6 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 337 DQ Mixed 167 178% 296 MB/s
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 115%
WDC WDBNCE2500PNC 250GB 1,666 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 233GB free Firmware: 401000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 375 234 229 230 230 230 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 477 Mixed 362 SusWrite 255 89% 399 MB/s	4K Read 40 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 52.5 185% 66.8 MB/s	DQ Read 306 DQ Write 280 DQ Mixed 259 204% 282 MB/s
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 105%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 180 176 181 183 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 205 Write 160 Mixed 99.5 SusWrite 181 118% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 245% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB-$43 606,405 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3000 MHz clocked @ 1500 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	84.2% Excellent	MC Read 34.4 MC Write 22.5 MC Mixed 33.3 86% 30.1 GB/s	SC Read 24.8 SC Write 21.1 SC Mixed 32 74% 26 GB/s	Latency 73.5 54% 73.5 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 84.2% Great: 104%

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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	7,764x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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	1,919x
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: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

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 $184	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