MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 62% Destroyer	Desktop 90% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 58% Gunboat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 84.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	66.1% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	199% 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.

Very high background CPU (34%). 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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 07 '20 at 16:50
Run Duration	243 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	34%

PC Performing above expectations (81^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 2600X-$120 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.05 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	84.3% Excellent	Memory 82.1 1-Core 123 2-Core 237 82% 147 Pts	4-Core 465 8-Core 768 75% 616 Pts	64-Core 919 57% 919 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 84.3% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-Ti-$299 412,133 User benchmarks, average bench 94% MSI(1462 C307) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2302 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.09 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	66.1% Good	Lighting 85 Reflection 84.1 Parallax 86.8 69% 85.3 fps	MRender 77.1 Gravity 78.6 Splatting 66.9 60% 74.2 fps
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 66.1% Great: 101%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN500 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$37 14,368 User benchmarks, average bench 189% 155GB free (System drive) Firmware: 201000WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 935 744 746 749 740 489 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	199% Outstanding	Read 1,207 Write 1,306 Mixed 1,224 SusWrite 734 252% 1,118 MB/s	4K Read 44.4 4K Write 127 4K Mixed 64.3 217% 78.7 MB/s	DQ Read 964 DQ Write 753 DQ Mixed 864 645% 860 MB/s
Poor: 133% ↑ This bench: 199% Great: 228%
Samsung 840 Evo 500GB-$150 68,337 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 191GB free Firmware: EXT0DB6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 465 430 422 423 418 421 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 501 Write 485 Mixed 432 SusWrite 430 104% 462 MB/s	4K Read 40.5 4K Write 94.4 4K Mixed 52 178% 62.3 MB/s	DQ Read 383 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 248 220% 331 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 126%
Samsung 860 Evo 500GB-$75 762,998 User benchmarks, average bench 105% 163GB free Firmware: RVT04B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 470 479 485 417 279 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	122% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 474 Mixed 463 SusWrite 433 106% 470 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 94.9 4K Mixed 56.7 186% 64.4 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 371 280% 375 MB/s
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 122% Great: 129%
Samsung 860 QVO 1TB-$109 201,200 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 590GB free Firmware: RVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 481 479 476 485 486 482 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 487 Mixed 409 SusWrite 482 106% 472 MB/s	4K Read 33.5 4K Write 100 4K Mixed 47.6 165% 60.4 MB/s	DQ Read 379 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 277% 369 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 121%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$45 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 191 205 207 207 202 199 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 151 Write 166 Mixed 69.7 SusWrite 202 107% 147 MB/s	4K Read 1.8 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 97% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB 14,957 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2933 MHz Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	93.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38.7 MC Write 32.6 MC Mixed 31.7 98% 34.3 GB/s	SC Read 25.9 SC Write 26.8 SC Mixed 26.7 76% 26.5 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 93.9% Great: 103%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,201 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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,775x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,440x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $75Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,923x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $538

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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 $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16