MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 64% Destroyer	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 64% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 86.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	67.6% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	106% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (11%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	1 Days
Run Date	Dec 06 '20 at 18:45
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	NLD-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing above expectations (60^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-$190 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	86.6% Excellent	Memory 83.3 1-Core 148 2-Core 250 90% 160 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 856 81% 669 Pts	64-Core 1,377 85% 1,377 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 86.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-Ti-$560 214,030 User benchmarks, average bench 79% EVGA(3842 4990) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1392 MHz, MLim: 1752 MHz, Ram: 6GB, Driver: 457.09 Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	67.6% Good	Lighting 84.3 Reflection 95.3 Parallax 86.6 69% 88.7 fps	MRender 85.4 Gravity 84.7 Splatting 72.7 65% 80.9 fps
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 67.6% Great: 87%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 37GB free (System drive) Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 280 96 69 58 56 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 420 Mixed 323 SusWrite 102 75% 339 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 58.6 203% 73.4 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 358 DQ Mixed 331 260% 358 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 114%
Team XS3 SSD 240GB 22 User benchmarks, average bench 72% 223GB free Firmware: 502ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 155 193 183 191 185 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	88.5% Excellent	Read 402 Write 242 Mixed 274 SusWrite 181 61% 275 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 42.5 162% 60.2 MB/s	DQ Read 299 DQ Write 234 DQ Mixed 231 182% 255 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 88.5% Great: 89%
WD Blue 500GB (2008)-$29 203,744 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 167GB free Firmware: 12.01C02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 76 76 77 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	43.6% Average	Read 74.9 Write 72.2 Mixed 54.3 SusWrite 76.5 51% 69.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.9 172% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 43.6% Great: 69%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 500GB-$25 203,102 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 455GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 126 127 128 127 127 128 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	73% Very good	Read 127 Write 120 Mixed 73.4 SusWrite 127 82% 112 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 1 177% 1.23 MB/s
Poor: 28% ↑ This bench: 73% Great: 70%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$65 38,251 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (40^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	89% Excellent	MC Read 33.3 MC Write 26.9 MC Mixed 34.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	SC Read 24.7 SC Write 26.9 SC Mixed 37.2 85% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 74.6 54% 74.6 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89% Great: 122%

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

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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 $81Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,839x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,778x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,870x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,457x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,307x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,123x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,937x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	985x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $537

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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