MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 99% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 115% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 90.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	106% 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	305% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia 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	28.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '20 at 17:12
Run Duration	251 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	1%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	90.9% Outstanding	Memory 68.1 1-Core 156 2-Core 311 93% 178 Pts	4-Core 607 8-Core 1,186 106% 896 Pts	64-Core 2163 134% 2163 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 90.9% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% Gigabyte(1458 2313) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Lighting 138 Reflection 146 Parallax 200 113% 162 fps	MRender 118 Gravity 141 Splatting 98 96% 119 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 823GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1885 1914 1911 1920 1910 1936 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	305% Outstanding	Read 1,331 Write 1,924 Mixed 1,369 SusWrite 1,913 371% 1,634 MB/s	4K Read 58.6 4K Write 194 4K Mixed 83.2 298% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 751 DQ Write 1,174 DQ Mixed 950 723% 958 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 305% Great: 305%
3 120GB SSD 120GB 3,381 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 38GB free Firmware: T0722A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 448 442 105 82 41 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.6% Excellent	Read 512 Write 444 Mixed 403 SusWrite 194 87% 388 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 106 4K Mixed 26.7 128% 52.5 MB/s	DQ Read 153 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 39.2 89% 178 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.6% Great: 91%
SSD PLUS 480GB 5,109 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 213GB free Firmware: Z31000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 371 280 276 277 276 278 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 489 Mixed 358 SusWrite 293 92% 411 MB/s	4K Read 36.2 4K Write 95 4K Mixed 47.7 166% 59.6 MB/s	DQ Read 388 DQ Write 306 DQ Mixed 247 212% 314 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 108%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 751GB free Firmware: SBFK61F1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 436 437 448 472 471 475 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	70.5% Very good	Read 333 Write 106 Mixed 96.3 SusWrite 457 56% 248 MB/s	4K Read 21.6 4K Write 38.8 4K Mixed 25.3 86% 28.6 MB/s	DQ Read 48.8 DQ Write 67.3 DQ Mixed 81.6 55% 65.9 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 70.5% Great: 102%
3 2TB SSD 2TB 1,800 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1TB free Firmware: T0731A0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 450 449 457 457 457 459 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 448 Mixed 407 SusWrite 455 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 30.5 4K Write 113 4K Mixed 35.6 152% 59.8 MB/s	DQ Read 122 DQ Write 343 DQ Mixed 52.4 92% 172 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 105%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.2% Very good	MC Read 31.1 MC Write 28.4 MC Mixed 28.3 84% 29.3 GB/s	SC Read 22.2 SC Write 17 SC Mixed 26.7 63% 22 GB/s	Latency 106 38% 106 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.2% Great: 119%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,142 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 $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	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

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) $30	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