MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 101%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Boot Drive	131% 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	14 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '20 at 15:42
Run Duration	209 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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-$199 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Memory 90.6 1-Core 150 2-Core 301 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 594 8-Core 1,151 103% 872 Pts	64-Core 1,457 90% 1,457 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 6276) CLim: 2012 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.20 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 119 Reflection 121 Parallax 113 97% 117 fps	Gravity 106 Splatting 107 94% 106 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung XP941 PCIe M.2 128GB 740 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 48GB free (System drive) Firmware: UXM6501Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 397 395 382 376 347 333 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	131% Outstanding	Read 986 Write 427 Mixed 340 SusWrite 371 117% 531 MB/s	4K Read 38.1 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 46.2 184% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 438 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 170 159% 255 MB/s
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 131%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$37 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 10GB free Firmware: 60AABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 81 82 88 89 92 90 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	55.9% Above average	Read 146 Write 94.3 Mixed 116 SusWrite 86.9 25% 111 MB/s	4K Read 26.5 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 29.4 132% 52.6 MB/s	DQ Read 126 DQ Write 100 DQ Mixed 96.3 77% 108 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 55.9% Great: 73%
Mushkin Chronos 120GB-$70 862 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 38GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 104 108 113 110 110 MB/s Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	59.8% Above average	Read 150 Write 138 Mixed 154 SusWrite 106 31% 137 MB/s	4K Read 28.4 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 31.4 132% 50.8 MB/s	DQ Read 183 DQ Write 140 DQ Mixed 143 112% 155 MB/s
Poor: 48% ↑ This bench: 59.8% Great: 84%
WDC WDS100T2B0A 1TB 10,504 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 265GB free Firmware: X61190WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 256 286 306 310 306 307 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 515 Write 492 Mixed 409 SusWrite 295 96% 428 MB/s	4K Read 41.4 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 56.3 200% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 334 DQ Mixed 278 230% 330 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 121%
WD WD1500HLHX-01JJPV0 150GB 645 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 33GB free Firmware: 04.05G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 194 201 201 201 201 202 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 218 Write 188 Mixed 101 SusWrite 200 129% 177 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 2.3 414% 3 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 81%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 123 123 121 121 121 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	Read 190 Write 138 Mixed 75 SusWrite 120 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$63 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: CC27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 143 152 151 149 153 155 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 150 Write 109 Mixed 76.9 SusWrite 151 89% 122 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 152% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3733 2x8GB 224 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	MC Read 36 MC Write 28.3 MC Mixed 41.3 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 28.1 SC Mixed 41.9 95% 33.3 GB/s	Latency 66.4 60% 66.4 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 128%

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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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $199Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,748x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,435x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $131	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $35	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