MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 144% UFO	Desktop 103% UFO	Workstation 161% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (76th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 24 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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 99.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	143% 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	293% 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

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, 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.8 Days
Run Date	Nov 20 '20 at 20:32
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	99.6% Outstanding	Memory 86.1 1-Core 155 2-Core 309 99% 183 Pts	4-Core 605 8-Core 1168 105% 887 Pts	64-Core 2,158 134% 2,158 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 99.6% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3903) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3875 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (22^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 205 Reflection 181 Parallax 209 167% 199 fps	MRender 199 Gravity 153 Splatting 128 127% 160 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 381,216 User benchmarks, average bench 273% 164GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 769 662 657 655 656 656 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	293% Outstanding	Read 2,499 Write 2,264 Mixed 1,724 SusWrite 676 400% 1,791 MB/s	4K Read 66.1 4K Write 169 4K Mixed 91.9 308% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,353 DQ Write 1,164 DQ Mixed 1,250 939% 1,256 MB/s
Poor: 199% ↑ This bench: 293% Great: 340%
Adata Ultimate SU800 512GB-$65 31,280 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 362GB free Firmware: R0427ANR SusWrite @10s intervals: 483 483 483 483 483 484 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 518 Write 475 Mixed 455 SusWrite 483 109% 483 MB/s	4K Read 38.3 4K Write 111 4K Mixed 57.3 190% 68.9 MB/s	DQ Read 391 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 299 246% 351 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 127%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 606 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	115% Outstanding	MC Read 46.8 MC Write 43.5 MC Mixed 38.8 123% 43 GB/s	SC Read 26.8 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 36.5 83% 29 GB/s	Latency 71.2 56% 71.2 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 115% Great: 119%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,824x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,767x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,867x

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 $40Bench 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: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $492

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 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	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