MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 87% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 85% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 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 97.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	83.8% 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	295% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

High background CPU (21%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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	26 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1360 x 768 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Aug 03 '20 at 20:33
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	21%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$179 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97.3% Outstanding	Memory 89.4 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 98% 181 Pts	4-Core 565 8-Core 940 92% 752 Pts	64-Core 1,415 88% 1,415 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.3% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% MSI(1462 3302) CLim: 1987 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	83.8% Excellent	Lighting 106 Reflection 112 Parallax 104 86% 107 fps	MRender 93 Gravity 97.2 Splatting 98.9 79% 96.4 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 83.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 323GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 714 844 840 834 831 833 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	295% Outstanding	Read 2,544 Write 2,351 Mixed 1,766 SusWrite 816 418% 1,869 MB/s	4K Read 61.4 4K Write 165 4K Mixed 88.1 293% 105 MB/s	DQ Read 1,248 DQ Write 1,111 DQ Mixed 1,183 886% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 295% Great: 355%
Amd-raid Array 1 1TB 414 User benchmarks, average bench 205% 502GB free Firmware: 9.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 487 487 488 492 457 470 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	91.6% Outstanding	Read 416 Write 492 Mixed 391 SusWrite 480 101% 445 MB/s	4K Read 17.4 4K Write 85.2 4K Mixed 26.6 106% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 257 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 242 200% 282 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 91.6% Great: 375%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 1,716 User benchmarks, average bench 110% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (17^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96.4% Outstanding	MC Read 39 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 38.4 99% 34.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 25.9 SC Mixed 34.9 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 68 59% 68 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 96.4% Great: 139%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,803x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $179Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,859x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,446x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $51Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,930x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 120% - Outstanding

Total price: $514

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16