MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 128% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 118% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	142% 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	302% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	22.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '20 at 01:51
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^th 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-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 82.9 1-Core 148 2-Core 291 94% 174 Pts	4-Core 504 8-Core 822 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 996 62% 996 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2115 MHz, MLim: 3600 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 206 Reflection 173 Parallax 182 168% 187 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 146 Splatting 124 121% 152 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB (2019)-$74 114,373 User benchmarks, average bench 277% 406GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1945 1730 1732 1522 883 932 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	302% Outstanding	Read 1,985 Write 2,276 Mixed 1835 SusWrite 1,457 426% 1,888 MB/s	4K Read 49.2 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 74.1 262% 99.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,266 DQ Write 1,103 DQ Mixed 1,174 883% 1,181 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 302% Great: 347%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$76 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 258GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 486 485 486 486 435 350 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 485 Mixed 442 SusWrite 455 106% 473 MB/s	4K Read 46.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 64.2 215% 76.2 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 359 DQ Mixed 370 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 1.5TB 588 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 607GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 167 156 156 157 155 155 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	94.6% Outstanding	Read 172 Write 155 Mixed 97 SusWrite 158 107% 145 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.2 233% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 26% ↑ This bench: 94.6% Great: 96%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2Z3600C18 4x8GB 9,005 User benchmarks, average bench 101% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	96% Outstanding	MC Read 40.1 MC Write 26.6 MC Mixed 38.5 100% 35.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.1 SC Write 21.2 SC Mixed 33.6 78% 27.3 GB/s	Latency 75.3 53% 75.3 ns
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 96% Great: 125%

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

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,797x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,445x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,928x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16