MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (88th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 12 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 94.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	88.7% 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	119% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 29 '20 at 17:50
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	13%

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PC Performing way above expectations (88^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-$85 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 (99^th percentile)	94.9% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 147 2-Core 283 94% 172 Pts	4-Core 552 8-Core 871 88% 712 Pts	64-Core 1,056 65% 1,056 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 94.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	Lighting 112 Reflection 117 Parallax 99.5 92% 109 fps	MRender 98.9 Gravity 105 Splatting 101 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial MX500 250GB-$40 77,177 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 152GB free (System drive) Firmware: M3CR023 SusWrite @10s intervals: 437 456 462 385 209 214 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 469 Mixed 450 SusWrite 360 101% 447 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 56.6 194% 69.8 MB/s	DQ Read 378 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 239 215% 326 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 123%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$29 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 811GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 178 181 178 183 183 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 188 Write 159 Mixed 35 SusWrite 177 101% 140 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.6 137% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 107%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 3200 MHz clocked @ 1600 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.3 MC Write 24.2 MC Mixed 35.4 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 35.3 82% 28.7 GB/s	Latency 70.5 57% 70.5 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $65Bench 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 $132	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