MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 83% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (83rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 17 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 92%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	84.8% 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	79.4% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). 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	12.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Aug 08 '20 at 05:13
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	11%

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PC Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	92% Outstanding	Memory 89.6 1-Core 128 2-Core 256 88% 158 Pts	4-Core 506 8-Core 951 87% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,407 87% 1,407 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% EVGA(3842 5173) CLim: 2075 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 432.00 Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	84.8% Excellent	Lighting 104 Reflection 122 Parallax 111 85% 112 fps	MRender 99.7 Gravity 101 Splatting 107 84% 102 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 84.8% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
hp ssd v300a 240GB 129 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 179GB free (System drive) Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 205 210 206 216 211 215 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	79.4% Very good	Read 355 Write 277 Mixed 288 SusWrite 210 63% 283 MB/s	4K Read 28.8 4K Write 81.5 4K Mixed 35.4 132% 48.6 MB/s	DQ Read 283 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 138 138% 222 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 79.4% Great: 87%
WD Green 2TB (2012)-$49 170,877 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 1.5TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 135 138 136 135 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 95 Write 99.5 Mixed 66.1 SusWrite 136 73% 99.1 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.4 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 84%
WD My Book 111D 2TB 219 User benchmarks, average bench 17% 429GB free, PID 111d Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 36 38 39 38 38 38 MB/s Performing above expectations (74^th percentile)	19.4% Very poor	Read 37.7 Write 34.4 Mixed 28 SusWrite 37.8 46% 34.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.7 88% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 19.4% Great: 21%
SanDisk Cruzer U 16GB 1,935 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 15GB free, PID 55a5 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 8 5 5.2 4.9 4.9 4.9 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	12.1% Very poor	Read 33.8 Write 6.8 Mixed 7 SusWrite 5.5 13% 13.3 MB/s	4K Read 4.4 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 2.5 156% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 12.1% Great: 12%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB 39,970 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	MC Read 48.2 MC Write 43.7 MC Mixed 34.1 120% 42 GB/s	SC Read 29.2 SC Write 37.6 SC Mixed 30.2 92% 32.3 GB/s	Latency 67.7 59% 67.7 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 118%

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Gaming 98%

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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	7,786x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,926x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16