MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 91% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 86.8%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	34.7% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit kolorów
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 13 '20 at 13:40
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	POL-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing as expected (53^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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.9 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Memory 71.3 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 88% 164 Pts	4-Core 548 8-Core 834 86% 691 Pts	64-Core 993 61% 993 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% MSI(1462 3816) ≥ 4GB Ram: 8GB, Driver: 19.30.02 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 118 Parallax 267 118% 176 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 140 Splatting 151 113% 136 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
SSDPR-CX400-512 512GB 4,680 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 129GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFM61.3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 189 146 178 127 228 149 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	34.7% Below average	Read 181 Write 102 Mixed 88 SusWrite 170 30% 135 MB/s	4K Read 19.2 4K Write 20.6 4K Mixed 11.8 55% 17.2 MB/s	DQ Read 13.7 DQ Write 14.7 DQ Mixed 14.3 11% 14.2 MB/s
Poor: 44% ↑ This bench: 34.7% Great: 96%
Adata XPG SX8200 Pro NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$82 74,184 User benchmarks, average bench 242% 43GB free Firmware: 42AZS6AC Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 651 343 209 285 188 287 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	191% Outstanding	Read 2,156 Write 561 Mixed 339 SusWrite 327 183% 846 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 49 173% 65.5 MB/s	DQ Read 579 DQ Write 831 DQ Mixed 496 434% 636 MB/s
Poor: 147% ↑ This bench: 191% Great: 311%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$36 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 396GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 113 112 113 113 113 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	61.4% Good	Read 102 Write 111 Mixed 71 SusWrite 112 73% 99 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 1 174% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 61.4% Great: 70%
Kingston DataTraveler 2.0 16GB 6,865 User benchmarks, average bench 7% 14GB free, PID 6544 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 5.5 4.4 4.7 4.6 4.4 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	7.68% Terrible	Read 35 Write 5.2 Mixed 10.8 SusWrite 4.7 14% 13.9 MB/s	4K Read 6.7 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 0.1 28% 2.27 MB/s
Poor: 4% ↑ This bench: 7.68% Great: 8%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS8G4D30AESBK.M8FE 2x8GB 28,435 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (7^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	67.9% Good	MC Read 28.8 MC Write 18 MC Mixed 27.7 71% 24.8 GB/s	SC Read 17 SC Write 15.8 SC Mixed 23 53% 18.6 GB/s	Latency 98.4 41% 98.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 67.9% Great: 108%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,142 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $30	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