MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 69% Battle cruiser	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 63% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	67.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	230% 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	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.

Run History

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	26.5 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190711
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Feb 21 '20 at 18:43
Run Duration	189 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (58^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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 84.4 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 551 8-Core 809 85% 680 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 590-$200 122,060 User benchmarks, average bench 57% MSI(1462 C411) CLim: 1565 MHz, MLim: 2000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.1.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	67.2% Good	Lighting 86.5 Reflection 79.2 Parallax 105 70% 90.1 fps	MRender 76 Gravity 86 Splatting 64.5 61% 75.5 fps
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 67.2% Great: 62%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 303GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1465 1526 582 89 99 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	230% Outstanding	Read 1,543 Write 1,535 Mixed 1,121 SusWrite 643 271% 1,211 MB/s	4K Read 62.8 4K Write 183 4K Mixed 85.5 302% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 682 DQ Write 944 DQ Mixed 275 358% 634 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 230% Great: 295%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2011)-$75 18,569 User benchmarks, average bench 47% 593GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 99 99 100 100 99 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	56.6% Above average	Read 98.5 Write 91.3 Mixed 53.8 SusWrite 98.6 63% 85.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 56.6% Great: 63%
Hitachi HTS725050A7E630 500GB-$125 56,661 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 272GB free Firmware: GH2OA3C0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 120 121 122 121 122 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	68.9% Good	Read 119 Write 124 Mixed 28.2 SusWrite 121 71% 97.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.6 130% 1 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 68.9% Great: 72%
Jmicron Corp. 500GB 144 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 466GB free, PID 2509 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 16 17 16 17 17 17 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	12.3% Very poor	Read 21.2 Write 21.7 Mixed 17.3 SusWrite 16.6 26% 19.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 83% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 12.3% Great: 44%
Samsung Flash Drive 128GB 4,330 User benchmarks, average bench 55% 28GB free, PID 1000 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 11 11 11 11 10 11 MB/s Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	6.8% Terrible	Read 23.5 Write 20.3 Mixed 12.3 SusWrite 10.7 21% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.5 29% 0.47 MB/s
Poor: 12% ↑ This bench: 6.8% Great: 113%
TOSHIBA MK3263GSXN 320GB 21 User benchmarks, average bench 16% 213GB free, PID 2329 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 17 16 17 17 17 17 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	12.4% Very poor	Read 30 Write 28.5 Mixed 26 SusWrite 16.8 34% 25.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.4% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE1 BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE1 BLS8G4D32AESEK.M8FE 32GB 32 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 3200, 3200, 3200, 3200 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	93.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 38 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.8% Great: 101%

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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	7,768x
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	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
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