MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 84% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 90.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	90.8% 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	211% 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 (12%). 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	11.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191025
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 03 '20 at 11:37
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd 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 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	90.4% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 151 2-Core 287 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 529 8-Core 923 88% 726 Pts	64-Core 1,127 70% 1,127 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 90.4% 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: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2202 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 445.75 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	90.8% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 30.1 Parallax 105 92% 82.7 fps	MRender 106 Gravity 106 Splatting 109 88% 107 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 90.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
M Series NVMe SSD 256G 256GB 984 User benchmarks, average bench 180% 178GB free (System drive) Firmware: S0614B0 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 982 1056 1047 165 77 167 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	211% Outstanding	Read 1,668 Write 1,111 Mixed 982 SusWrite 582 242% 1,086 MB/s	4K Read 45.5 4K Write 189 4K Mixed 48.4 231% 94.4 MB/s	DQ Read 777 DQ Write 1,014 DQ Mixed 544 508% 778 MB/s
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 211% Great: 252%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 401GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 133 71 234 268 269 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 422 Write 315 Mixed 292 SusWrite 221 70% 313 MB/s	4K Read 15.4 4K Write 41.8 4K Mixed 12.8 62% 23.3 MB/s	DQ Read 119 DQ Write 6.6 DQ Mixed 42.2 36% 55.8 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 61%
Sandisk PLUS 480GB 58,990 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 383GB free Firmware: UG4500RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 352 228 52 227 107 185 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	57.6% Above average	Read 432 Write 333 Mixed 276 SusWrite 192 69% 308 MB/s	4K Read 21.7 4K Write 42.1 4K Mixed 18.6 79% 27.5 MB/s	DQ Read 117 DQ Write 94.3 DQ Mixed 41.9 49% 84.5 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 57.6% Great: 61%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: EMT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 387 285 286 291 291 291 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	115% Outstanding	Read 485 Write 466 Mixed 405 SusWrite 305 93% 415 MB/s	4K Read 40.1 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 57.9 194% 70.2 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 367 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 124%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$68 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 1TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 109 107 109 111 111 109 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	62.3% Good	Read 108 Write 104 Mixed 83.7 SusWrite 109 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.6 138% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 62.3% 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 (67^th percentile)	96.8% Outstanding	MC Read 38.4 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 39.4 100% 34.9 GB/s	SC Read 25.5 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 37.5 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 76.4 52% 76.4 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 96.8% Great: 115%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,216 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,782x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16