MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 82% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (92nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 8 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	87.8% 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	218% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jul 06 '20 at 20:00
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing way above expectations (92^nd 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 (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 86.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 538 8-Core 885 87% 712 Pts	64-Core 1115 69% 1115 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% Sapphire(1DA2 E37F) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1590 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.5.1 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	87.8% Excellent	Lighting 105 Reflection 90.2 Parallax 162 86% 119 fps	MRender 88.2 Gravity 111 Splatting 128 92% 109 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 87.8% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB (2019)-$46 14,978 User benchmarks, average bench 201% 86GB free (System drive) Firmware: 102000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 496 376 360 355 360 354 MB/s Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,722 Write 1,463 Mixed 1,324 SusWrite 384 273% 1,223 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 187 4K Mixed 73.9 266% 103 MB/s	DQ Read 853 DQ Write 1,088 DQ Mixed 806 654% 916 MB/s
Poor: 143% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 238%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$80 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 143GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 471 481 478 484 364 320 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 503 Write 481 Mixed 451 SusWrite 433 105% 467 MB/s	4K Read 42.6 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 60.5 206% 74.4 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 370 279% 373 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 129%
Seagate ST2000NE0025-2FL101 2TB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 192 192 193 192 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 193 Write 191 Mixed 87.8 SusWrite 192 121% 166 MB/s	4K Read 2.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 252% 2 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 109%
Seagate ST2000NE0025-2FL101 2TB 830 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 2TB free Firmware: EN02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 192 194 194 194 194 194 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	110% Outstanding	Read 189 Write 186 Mixed 89.8 SusWrite 194 120% 164 MB/s	4K Read 2.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 240% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 44.3 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 40.6 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.2 SC Write 24 SC Mixed 38.1 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 71 56% 71 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 110%

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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	7,767x
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