MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 43% Speed boat	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 42% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (67th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 33 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 99.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	34.8% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	111% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (16%). 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, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1200 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	8.2 Days
Run Date	Oct 18 '20 at 22:04
Run Duration	172 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	16%

PC Performing above expectations (67^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 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.7% Outstanding	Memory 89.7 1-Core 152 2-Core 302 99% 181 Pts	4-Core 588 8-Core 980 96% 784 Pts	64-Core 1,383 86% 1,383 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 99.7% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 960-$198 440,282 User benchmarks, average bench 33% Gigabyte(1458 36C9) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 445.87 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	34.8% Below average	Lighting 45.4 Reflection 43.6 Parallax 38.8 37% 42.6 fps	MRender 38.8 Gravity 39.7 Splatting 34.9 31% 37.8 fps
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 34.8% Great: 36%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 268 349 349 352 337 331 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 356 Mixed 318 SusWrite 331 85% 379 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 46.3 174% 65.2 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 268 230% 338 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 204GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 267 80 83 82 80 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 495 Mixed 418 SusWrite 157 89% 396 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 52 185% 69.3 MB/s	DQ Read 381 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 370 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 121%
WD Green 3TB (2011)-$60 112,929 User benchmarks, average bench 62% 296GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 74 77 78 78 74 77 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	50.2% Above average	Read 98.6 Write 71.6 Mixed 74.1 SusWrite 76.1 59% 80.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 50.2% Great: 83%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 290GB free Firmware: CC37 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 72 73 72 72 MB/s Performing way below expectations (12^th percentile)	40.4% Average	Read 68.6 Write 59.7 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 72.1 46% 62.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 40.4% Great: 68%
WD Green 2TB (2011)-$70 212,471 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 6.5TB free Firmware: 51.0AB51 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 89 90 90 90 90 MB/s Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	60.3% Good	Read 121 Write 104 Mixed 89.7 SusWrite 89 75% 101 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.7 148% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 60.3% Great: 67%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown BL8G32C16U4B.M8FE1 2x8GB 12,012 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	98.3% Outstanding	MC Read 39.5 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 39.4 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 37.5 87% 30.3 GB/s	Latency 67.6 59% 67.6 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 98.3% Great: 111%

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

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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 $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	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

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) $35	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