MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 91% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 105% UFO	Workstation 100% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 104%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	82.3% 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	231% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 05 '20 at 22:53
Run Duration	166 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	5%

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PC Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Memory 91.6 1-Core 160 2-Core 317 103% 189 Pts	4-Core 620 8-Core 1,159 106% 889 Pts	64-Core 2,214 137% 2,214 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 442.59 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	82.3% Excellent	Lighting 102 Reflection 114 Parallax 106 83% 107 fps	MRender 97.8 Gravity 95.7 Splatting 102 81% 98.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 82.3% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 364GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT302.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1150 595 600 603 603 601 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	231% Outstanding	Read 1,501 Write 1,968 Mixed 1,465 SusWrite 692 317% 1,406 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 151 4K Mixed 67.9 234% 87.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,355 DQ Write 1,170 DQ Mixed 1,238 935% 1,254 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 231% Great: 277%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 4GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 111 Write 101 Mixed 67.2 69% 93.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.8 159% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 52% Great: 109%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 184 192 189 190 192 191 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 185 Write 164 Mixed 27.5 SusWrite 190 102% 141 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 1.9 353% 2.73 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 110%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 375GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 160 163 162 163 163 164 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 190 Write 161 Mixed 106 SusWrite 162 114% 155 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 3 4K Mixed 1.2 247% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 8GB 6,342 User benchmarks, average bench 11% 7GB free, PID 5530 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5.6 4.7 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.7 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	9.43% Terrible	Read 23.3 Write 14 Mixed 14.5 SusWrite 4.8 17% 14.1 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 2.5 147% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.43% Great: 14%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G36C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,218 User benchmarks, average bench 96% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	MC Read 50 MC Write 43.4 MC Mixed 38.7 126% 44 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 37.8 88% 30.8 GB/s	Latency 64.8 62% 64.8 ns
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 118%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,770x
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	1,293x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
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 $295	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