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 (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 87.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	188% 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.

High background CPU (21%). 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, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago, 4 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Apr 02 '20 at 22:47
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Memory 80.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 282 92% 170 Pts	4-Core 511 8-Core 869 84% 690 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.7% 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: 2113 MHz, MLim: 2327 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 110 Reflection 21.1 Parallax 104 90% 78.7 fps	Splatting 106 109% 106 fps
Poor: 71% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
M Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GB 984 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 699 337 353 131 153 178 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	188% Outstanding	Read 1,582 Write 1,113 Mixed 973 SusWrite 308 221% 994 MB/s	4K Read 50.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 45.3 224% 88.6 MB/s	DQ Read 770 DQ Write 996 DQ Mixed 541 504% 769 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 188% Great: 252%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 422GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 149 125 142 57 102 91 MB/s Performing way below expectations (16^th percentile)	39.1% Below average	Read 382 Write 143 Mixed 131 SusWrite 111 42% 192 MB/s	4K Read 18.2 4K Write 20.8 4K Mixed 9.3 50% 16.1 MB/s	DQ Read 78.9 DQ Write 21.3 DQ Mixed 34.5 29% 44.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 39.1% Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 383GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 388 106 71 234 194 220 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	55% Above average	Read 432 Write 375 Mixed 283 SusWrite 202 72% 323 MB/s	4K Read 15.6 4K Write 39.6 4K Mixed 18.1 68% 24.4 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 88.5 DQ Mixed 42.2 48% 82.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 55% Great: 61%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 402 291 291 291 292 290 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 474 Write 462 Mixed 410 SusWrite 309 93% 414 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 102 4K Mixed 56.7 190% 66.9 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 109 109 111 111 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 111 Write 107 Mixed 85.8 SusWrite 110 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D32AESBK.M8FE1 2x8GB 13,393 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3733 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	93.3% Outstanding	MC Read 36.6 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 38.4 97% 33.8 GB/s	SC Read 23.8 SC Write 25.6 SC Mixed 34.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 80.1 50% 80.1 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 93.3% Great: 115%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,767x
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