MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 92% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (91st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 9 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 100%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	88.3% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	129% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	12.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 31 '20 at 01:26
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing way above expectations (91^st 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	Memory 90 1-Core 149 2-Core 298 98% 179 Pts	4-Core 591 8-Core 952 95% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,124 70% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3701) CLim: 2062 MHz, MLim: 2021 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 441.41 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 118 Parallax 101 91% 110 fps	MRender 97.9 Gravity 104 Splatting 102 83% 101 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 EVO M.2 500GB 35,237 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 287GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT23B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 479 481 482 485 424 347 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 484 Mixed 450 SusWrite 450 107% 475 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.1 218% 77.7 MB/s	DQ Read 295 DQ Write 284 DQ Mixed 294 219% 291 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 126%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 191GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 407 295 296 298 297 298 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 495 Mixed 419 SusWrite 315 98% 435 MB/s	4K Read 47.8 4K Write 126 4K Mixed 65.4 223% 79.6 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 124%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 931GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 185 185 186 186 186 186 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 207 Write 190 Mixed 119 SusWrite 186 129% 175 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.3 255% 1.83 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 109%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 848GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 172 173 174 174 174 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	99.3% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 170 Mixed 105 SusWrite 173 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 99.3% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 44,547 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	95% Outstanding	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 27.4 MC Mixed 37.6 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 27.6 SC Mixed 37.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 67.2 60% 67.2 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 95% Great: 116%

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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 $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 $300	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 $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