MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 96% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 97.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	95.5% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	89.4% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200422
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Nov 27 '20 at 16:31
Run Duration	231 Seconds
Run User	AUT-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 (99^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Memory 83.8 1-Core 152 2-Core 305 97% 180 Pts	4-Core 592 8-Core 1,005 97% 798 Pts	64-Core 1,426 88% 1,426 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% MSI(1462 3908) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - Disable monitor sync before benchmarking (118 fps cap detected)	95.5% Outstanding	Lighting 116 Reflection 118 Parallax 118 95% 118 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 118 Splatting 118 97% 118 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 840 Pro 128GB-$150 34,842 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 22GB free (System drive) Firmware: DXM06B0Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 165 149 142 134 127 123 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	89.4% Excellent	Read 481 Write 302 Mixed 236 SusWrite 140 64% 290 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 108 4K Mixed 37.9 160% 60.6 MB/s	DQ Read 373 DQ Write 219 DQ Mixed 113 133% 235 MB/s
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 89.4% Great: 110%
SanDisk X110 256GB-$100 4,989 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 174GB free Firmware: X231600 SusWrite @10s intervals: 444 448 448 450 451 416 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	98.8% Outstanding	Read 424 Write 437 Mixed 201 SusWrite 443 85% 376 MB/s	4K Read 31 4K Write 91.6 4K Mixed 35.8 141% 52.8 MB/s	DQ Read 315 DQ Write 209 DQ Mixed 123 129% 216 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 98.8% Great: 100%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 326GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1551 839 840 843 844 850 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	271% Outstanding	Read 1,589 Write 1,745 Mixed 1,412 SusWrite 961 321% 1,427 MB/s	4K Read 53.9 4K Write 199 4K Mixed 82.6 293% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,414 DQ Write 1,195 DQ Mixed 1,290 970% 1,300 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 271% Great: 276%
SanDisk Extreme USB 3.0 64GB-$72 6,221 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 37GB free, PID 5580 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 33 34 34 34 34 33 MB/s Performing below expectations (30^th percentile)	48% Average	Read 33.1 Write 29.7 Mixed 27.4 SusWrite 33.5 42% 30.9 MB/s	4K Read 10.2 4K Write 10.9 4K Mixed 7.7 670% 9.6 MB/s	DQ Read 10.5 DQ Write 12.2 DQ Mixed 9.3 770% 10.7 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 48% Great: 111%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	MC Read 33.6 MC Write 27.1 MC Mixed 35.5 92% 32.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 25.7 SC Mixed 38.3 87% 30.6 GB/s	Latency 73.8 54% 73.8 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 119%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,132 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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
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	1,111x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 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: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $185	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