MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 52% Yacht	Desktop 87% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 56% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 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 82%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	60.4% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	The boot partition is located on a mechanical or hybrid drive. Moving the system to an SSD will yield far faster boot times, better system responsiveness and faster application load 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Sep 19 '20 at 23:41
Run Duration	323 Seconds
Run User	EGY-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	82% Excellent	Memory 84.2 1-Core 148 2-Core 293 95% 175 Pts	4-Core 426 8-Core 1,119 87% 772 Pts	64-Core 1,391 86% 1,391 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% XFX(1682 9580) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1397 MHz, MLim: 2137 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.8.3 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	60.4% Good	Lighting 76.8 Reflection 70.8 Parallax 92.4 63% 80 fps	MRender 73.3 Gravity 76.1 Splatting 60.3 56% 69.9 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 60.4% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 17GB free (System drive) Firmware: HP35 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 67 76 78 76 73 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	35.2% Below average	Read 51.2 Write 47 Mixed 37.5 SusWrite 71.1 38% 51.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 131% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 35.2% Great: 68%
Samsung HM750LI 750GB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 36% 18GB free Firmware: 2AM10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 28 49 44 48 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (27^th percentile)	29.2% Poor	Read 59 Write 24.5 Mixed 31 SusWrite 42.5 29% 39.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.8 4K Mixed 0.5 91% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 29.2% Great: 51%
Seagate Expansion 1TB 60,540 User benchmarks, average bench 42% 2GB free Firmware: 9300 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 45.2 Write 94.5 Mixed 80 56% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 3.3 4K Mixed 0.6 161% 1.57 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 66%
Seagate BUP BL 4TB 4,922 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 324GB free Firmware: 0109 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 98 103 101 97 100 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	43.4% Average	Read 51.7 Write 70.3 Mixed 72 SusWrite 98.6 54% 73.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 0.5 145% 1.53 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 43.4% Great: 67%
Seagate M3 Portable 2TB 4,943 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 6GB free Firmware: 0708 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 32.7 Write 105 Mixed 74 53% 70.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 0.7 190% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 16% Great: 64%
WD My Passport 2627 4TB 4,475 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 3TB free, PID 2627 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 103 104 104 105 103 104 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	61.6% Good	Read 108 Write 100 Mixed 66.7 SusWrite 104 127% 94.7 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 7.5 4K Mixed 0.6 279% 3.03 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 61.6% Great: 64%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 32GB 2,787 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 0GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 21.6 Write 6.3 Mixed 2.8 10% 10.2 MB/s	4K Read 4.2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.6 56% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 5% Great: 14%
Kingston DataTraveler 100 G3 USB 3.0 16GB-$7 60,636 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 0GB free, PID 1666 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.2 0 1.6 5.6 6 4.6 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	8.12% Terrible	Read 32 Write 1.5 Mixed 1.7 SusWrite 3.6 8% 9.7 MB/s	4K Read 10.1 4K Write 0.1 4K Mixed 0.1 44% 3.43 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 8.12% Great: 23%
Lenovo USB Hard Drive 1TB 1,783 User benchmarks, average bench 28% 6GB free, PID 4533 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 35 39 37 34 34 35 MB/s Performing below expectations (29^th percentile)	17.6% Very poor	Read 38 Write 38.7 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 35.5 46% 33.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.6 70% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 17.6% Great: 45%
SanDisk Cruzer Edge 32GB 2,787 User benchmarks, average bench 9% 1GB free, PID 556b Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 5 11 7.9 8.1 5.2 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	11.8% Very poor	Read 36 Write 11.2 Mixed 12.5 SusWrite 7 18% 16.7 MB/s	4K Read 4.6 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 2.6 150% 2.83 MB/s
Poor: 5% ↑ This bench: 11.8% Great: 14%
WD Elements 25A2 1TB 31,808 User benchmarks, average bench 37% 2GB free, PID 25a2 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 80 Write 197 Mixed 52.2 151% 110 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.3 150% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 14% Great: 63%

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 as expected (43^rd percentile)	82.7% Excellent	MC Read 30.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 32.9 84% 29.2 GB/s	SC Read 22.3 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 34.2 76% 26.8 GB/s	Latency 73.1 55% 73.1 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 82.7% 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	7,765x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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 $178	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