MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 76% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 95.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	80.9% 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	327% 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 (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '20 at 17:34
Run Duration	157 Seconds
Run User	SGP-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (70^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.8% Outstanding	Memory 82.6 1-Core 144 2-Core 295 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 585 8-Core 863 90% 724 Pts	64-Core 1090 68% 1090 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 446.14 Performing below potential (66^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	80.9% Excellent	Lighting 101 Reflection 110 Parallax 93.1 82% 101 fps	MRender 94.7 Gravity 94.1 Splatting 96.8 78% 95.2 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 80.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42A4SANA Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1972 2026 2049 590 551 590 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	327% Outstanding	Read 2,657 Write 2,107 Mixed 246 SusWrite 1,296 349% 1,577 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 193 4K Mixed 91.1 315% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 735 DQ Write 1,220 DQ Mixed 461 495% 806 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 327% Great: 311%
PNY CS1311b 128GB SSD 85 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 106GB free Firmware: 1311b208 SusWrite @10s intervals: 279 204 274 208 207 277 MB/s Performing below potential (86^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	72.1% Very good	Read 282 Write 93.2 Mixed 151 SusWrite 241 43% 192 MB/s	4K Read 25.9 4K Write 78.5 4K Mixed 26.9 115% 43.8 MB/s	DQ Read 186 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 150 143% 219 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 72.1% Great: 78%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$32 107,978 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 23GB free Firmware: JC45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 71 71 71 70 68 68 MB/s Performing below expectations (25^th percentile)	46.9% Average	Read 93.3 Write 95 Mixed 61.9 SusWrite 69.7 59% 80 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 46.9% Great: 70%
Seagate ST3160815AS 160GB-$46 33,785 User benchmarks, average bench 30% 35GB free Firmware: 3.CHH SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 56 54 55 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	29.9% Poor	Read 48.8 Write 21.1 Mixed 33.5 SusWrite 55 29% 39.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.7 129% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 29.9% Great: 42%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160T 2x8GB 1,652 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	88.8% Excellent	MC Read 36.8 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 35.1 91% 31.9 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 31.8 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 88.8% Great: 108%

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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	7,768x
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