MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 95% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 81% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (43rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 57 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	98.5% 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	38.5% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce IO wait times.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 06 '20 at 20:42
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing as expected (43^rd 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 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.8% Excellent	Memory 77.8 1-Core 144 2-Core 286 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 788 80% 646 Pts	64-Core 1,004 62% 1,004 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8796) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 3950 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 451.67 Performing below potential (20^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	98.5% Outstanding	Lighting 119 Reflection 110 Parallax 113 97% 114 fps	MRender 177 Gravity 117 Splatting 94.5 102% 130 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 98.5% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 251 217 245 241 227 268 MB/s Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	38.5% Below average	Read 231 Write 97.2 Mixed 85 SusWrite 242 36% 164 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 19.4 4K Mixed 10.6 46% 14.9 MB/s	DQ Read 14.5 DQ Write 15.5 DQ Mixed 14.6 11% 14.9 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38.5% Great: 100%
XPG GAMMIX S11 Pro 1TB 16,136 User benchmarks, average bench 283% 578GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC SusWrite @10s intervals: 2008 2110 1971 2225 2229 2218 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	390% Outstanding	Read 2,658 Write 2,242 Mixed 246 SusWrite 2,127 405% 1,818 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 195 4K Mixed 92.7 318% 117 MB/s	DQ Read 1,272 DQ Write 1,211 DQ Mixed 590 622% 1,024 MB/s
Poor: 185% ↑ This bench: 390% Great: 373%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 680GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 140 140 140 141 141 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Read 158 Write 147 Mixed 105 SusWrite 140 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1 206% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	73.2% Very good	MC Read 29.6 MC Write 19.5 MC Mixed 29.2 75% 26.1 GB/s	SC Read 21.4 SC Write 19.1 SC Mixed 27.9 65% 22.8 GB/s	Latency 84.8 47% 84.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 73.2% Great: 119%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Gaming 98%

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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	7,766x
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	1,919x
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 $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 $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