MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 37% Jet ski	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 35% Jet ski


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	37.4% 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	98% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (29%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 23 '19 at 21:30
Run Duration	178 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd 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-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 70.1 1-Core 146 2-Core 290 89% 169 Pts	4-Core 542 8-Core 841 85% 691 Pts	64-Core 1047 65% 1047 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AMD(1002 0B36) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.12.3 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	37.4% Below average	Lighting 0.03 Reflection 114 Parallax 232 0% 116 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 132 Splatting 149 110% 132 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 37.4% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sandisk SD8SN8U-256G-1006 256GB 12,432 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 161GB free (System drive) Firmware: X4120006 SusWrite @10s intervals: 220 187 185 189 189 190 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	98% Outstanding	Read 498 Write 468 Mixed 324 SusWrite 193 83% 371 MB/s	4K Read 38 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 49.8 176% 63.8 MB/s	DQ Read 260 DQ Write 264 DQ Mixed 193 164% 239 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 98% Great: 92%
Intel SSD Pro 1500 Series 180GB-$209 7,834 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 168GB free Firmware: LH6i SusWrite @10s intervals: 166 150 158 147 162 161 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	78.7% Very good	Read 337 Write 192 Mixed 233 SusWrite 157 51% 230 MB/s	4K Read 33.1 4K Write 91 4K Mixed 38.2 147% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 275 DQ Write 199 DQ Mixed 109 116% 194 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 78.7% Great: 82%
SanDisk SSD Plus 240GB-$28 133,640 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 91GB free Firmware: Z22000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 359 361 358 359 359 357 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Read 496 Write 357 Mixed 234 SusWrite 359 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 28.5 4K Write 97.6 4K Mixed 15.4 114% 47.2 MB/s	DQ Read 190 DQ Write 316 DQ Mixed 84.8 112% 197 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 86%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$33 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 931GB free Firmware: HP51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 200 210 213 214 213 208 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 201 Write 180 Mixed 86.5 SusWrite 210 124% 169 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 112%
Seagate Surveillance 2TB 729 User benchmarks, average bench 58% 456GB free Firmware: CV01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 90 88 88 89 89 89 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	54.8% Above average	Read 102 Write 106 Mixed 52.2 SusWrite 88.8 64% 87.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.8 131% 0.77 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 54.8% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 6,789 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (13^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.6% Good	MC Read 27.6 MC Write 18.1 MC Mixed 26.9 69% 24.2 GB/s	SC Read 19.7 SC Write 17.9 SC Mixed 25.9 60% 21.2 GB/s	Latency 101 40% 101 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 125%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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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