MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 109% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (71st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 29 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 92.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	115% 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	274% 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	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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '20 at 17:21
Run Duration	110 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600X-$199 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.3 GHz, turbo 4.3 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	Memory 83.9 1-Core 153 2-Core 284 95% 173 Pts	4-Core 543 8-Core 924 89% 734 Pts	64-Core 1,129 70% 1,129 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Gigabyte(1458 4001) CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 3750 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.38 Performing below potential (45^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	115% Outstanding	Lighting 149 Reflection 149 Parallax 152 121% 150 fps	MRender 185 Gravity 130 Splatting 110 112% 142 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 123%

Drive	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M81000G 1TB 77,062 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 660GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1511 1726 1757 1827 1751 1819 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	274% Outstanding	Read 1,194 Write 1,727 Mixed 1,369 SusWrite 1732 342% 1,506 MB/s	4K Read 56.6 4K Write 140 4K Mixed 65.7 244% 87.6 MB/s	DQ Read 1,013 DQ Write 1,047 DQ Mixed 435 491% 832 MB/s
Poor: 140% ↑ This bench: 274% Great: 311%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C19 2x8GB 16,397 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	92.9% Outstanding	MC Read 37.9 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 37.4 98% 34.1 GB/s	SC Read 19.9 SC Write 24.6 SC Mixed 30.4 71% 25 GB/s	Latency 73.6 54% 73.6 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 92.9% Great: 111%

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

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $80

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,823x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,767x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,865x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	654x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	532x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	529x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,934x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	981x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	759x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $497

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $124	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16