MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 79% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (69th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 31 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 96.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	77% 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	73.7% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system 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.

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 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Nov 29 '20 at 09:07
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	9%

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PC Performing above expectations (69^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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	Memory 89.1 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 1033 95% 797 Pts	64-Core 1,421 88% 1,421 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Nvidia(10DE 119D) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 457.30 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	77% Very good	Lighting 93.6 Reflection 107 Parallax 96.9 76% 99.3 fps	MRender 95 Gravity 95.3 Splatting 96.3 78% 95.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 77% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 240GB-$28 424,288 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 57GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71B1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 62 2.7 93 53 19 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	73.7% Very good	Read 432 Write 358 Mixed 325 SusWrite 59.6 65% 294 MB/s	4K Read 29.4 4K Write 96.6 4K Mixed 31.1 136% 52.4 MB/s	DQ Read 233 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 3.8 76% 179 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 73.7% Great: 100%
Samsung MZNLN256HCHP-000L7 256GB 2,407 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 237GB free Firmware: EMT22L6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 278 284 295 293 294 295 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 500 Write 292 Mixed 261 SusWrite 290 75% 336 MB/s	4K Read 35.9 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 41.7 168% 63.4 MB/s	DQ Read 286 DQ Write 274 DQ Mixed 207 175% 256 MB/s
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 99%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 461GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 167 176 175 175 176 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 164 Write 122 Mixed 80 SusWrite 173 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 0.8 150% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 113%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 1TB-$28 1,562,409 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 312GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 161 164 163 164 165 MB/s Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	96.6% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 132 Mixed 80.7 SusWrite 163 100% 137 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 170% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 96.6% Great: 112%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 2x8GB 99,207 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	90% Excellent	MC Read 32.7 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 35.6 91% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 35.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 68.4 58% 68.4 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 90% Great: 110%

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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) - $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