MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 110% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 103% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (61st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 39 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 95.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	113% is an outstanding 3D score, it's the bee's knees. This GPU can handle almost all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	232% 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	12.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 01 '20 at 04:49
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (61^st 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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	95.4% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 149 2-Core 299 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 574 8-Core 912 91% 743 Pts	64-Core 1,103 68% 1,103 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 95.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$199 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Sapphire(1DA2 E409) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.4.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 115 Parallax 244 117% 167 fps	MRender 113 Gravity 138 Splatting 159 115% 137 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$73 171,271 User benchmarks, average bench 212% 336GB free (System drive) Firmware: P3CR013 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1233 1483 1467 217 84 16 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	232% Outstanding	Read 1,478 Write 1,487 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 750 269% 1,198 MB/s	4K Read 61.1 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 82.7 294% 108 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 942 DQ Mixed 272 356% 631 MB/s
Poor: 130% ↑ This bench: 232% Great: 295%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 75GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 396 390 412 388 388 387 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	128% Outstanding	Read 497 Write 476 Mixed 436 SusWrite 393 101% 450 MB/s	4K Read 46.1 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.3 215% 76.1 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 128% Great: 129%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 560GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 143 143 144 143 143 MB/s Performing below expectations (34^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 122 Write 108 Mixed 75 SusWrite 143 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 198% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 109%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 127 128 128 127 125 MB/s Performing above expectations (73^rd percentile)	70.7% Very good	Read 119 Write 113 Mixed 76.3 SusWrite 127 80% 109 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.7% Great: 83%
WD My Passport 083A 2TB 995 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 1.5TB free, PID 083a Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 20 20 20 20 20 20 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	15.3% Very poor	Read 36.5 Write 33.3 Mixed 27.7 SusWrite 20.1 39% 29.4 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.8 90% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 15.3% Great: 45%
WD Elements 2TB 35,768 User benchmarks, average bench 24% 732GB free, PID 1021 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 22 21 22 22 22 22 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	13.7% Very poor	Read 33.3 Write 33 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 21.6 39% 29.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.6 67% 0.87 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 13.7% Great: 44%

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 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (61^st percentile)	89% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 35.5 91% 31.8 GB/s	SC Read 26.3 SC Write 23.9 SC Mixed 34.2 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 110%

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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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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 $40	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