MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 105% UFO	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 97% Nuclear submarine


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	110% 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	180% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (17%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190711
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jan 14 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration	169 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	17%

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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 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 (98^th percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 141 2-Core 282 91% 168 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 879 89% 720 Pts	64-Core 1046 65% 1046 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% MSI(1462 C726) CLim: 2130 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.87 Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 142 Reflection 135 Parallax 137 116% 138 fps	MRender 175 Gravity 123 Splatting 100 105% 133 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 185GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM12.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 907 415 265 263 263 263 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	180% Outstanding	Read 1,356 Write 994 Mixed 1,053 SusWrite 396 212% 950 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 124 4K Mixed 59 207% 75.4 MB/s	DQ Read 715 DQ Write 990 DQ Mixed 719 581% 808 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 180% Great: 223%
Samsung 840 Evo 120GB-$85 104,444 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 109GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 328 146 146 146 147 147 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	102% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 476 Mixed 391 SusWrite 177 86% 383 MB/s	4K Read 42.5 4K Write 95.3 4K Mixed 50.6 180% 62.8 MB/s	DQ Read 380 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 177 186% 305 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 108%
Samsung 850 Evo 120GB-$80 69,224 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 37GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 320 150 152 151 147 143 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Read 487 Write 482 Mixed 413 SusWrite 177 87% 390 MB/s	4K Read 43 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 56.2 194% 69.1 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 357 271% 364 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 115%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$44 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 326GB free Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 357 388 447 465 437 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 486 Write 447 Mixed 438 SusWrite 415 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 36.8 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 52.2 179% 64.9 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 297 244% 347 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 125%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.1 90% 31.5 GB/s	SC Read 25.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 32.6 78% 27.1 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,784x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16