MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 112% UFO	Desktop 98% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 104% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (58th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 42 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 91.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	119% 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	237% 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.

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Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	24.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Dec 17 '20 at 18:34
Run Duration	190 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	29%

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PC Performing as expected (58^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$86 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.15 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	91.7% Outstanding	Memory 87 1-Core 145 2-Core 287 94% 173 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 829 83% 673 Pts	64-Core 1,081 67% 1,081 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 91.7% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$270 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% Gigabyte(1458 37C1) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	119% Outstanding	Lighting 157 Reflection 160 Parallax 158 128% 158 fps	MRender 178 Gravity 141 Splatting 119 116% 146 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 512GB 9,167 User benchmarks, average bench 226% 173GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D45 SusWrite @10s intervals: 529 339 88 168 241 239 MB/s Performing as expected (53^rd percentile)	237% Outstanding	Read 2,732 Write 1389 Mixed 839 SusWrite 267 286% 1,307 MB/s	4K Read 29.6 4K Write 118 4K Mixed 73.6 202% 73.7 MB/s	DQ Read 1,216 DQ Write 872 DQ Mixed 1,105 809% 1,064 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 237% Great: 320%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 112GB free Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 265 219 217 220 214 216 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	94.7% Outstanding	Read 490 Write 475 Mixed 274 SusWrite 225 82% 366 MB/s	4K Read 24.4 4K Write 86.3 4K Mixed 48.3 145% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 387 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 231 204% 308 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 94.7% Great: 111%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$28 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 159GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 130 130 128 128 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	86% Excellent	Read 171 Write 144 Mixed 100 SusWrite 128 100% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.5 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 244% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86% Great: 109%
Sabrent Disk Device 120GB 7 User benchmarks, average bench 109% 102GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 95 95 94 95 95 94 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	134% Outstanding	Read 221 Write 142 Mixed 169 SusWrite 94.8 200% 157 MB/s	4K Read 14.7 4K Write 25.2 4K Mixed 17.4 1,504% 19.1 MB/s	DQ Read 15.9 DQ Write 25.7 DQ Mixed 18.5 1,562% 20 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 134% Great: 134%
Sabrent Disk Device 500GB 36 User benchmarks, average bench 51% 286GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 94 95 94 94 95 94 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	35.4% Below average	Read 95.2 Write 99.3 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 94.1 105% 79.2 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 0.3 4K Mixed 0.4 26% 0.4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 35.4% Great: 140%
Sabrent Disk Device 1TB 83 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 920GB free, PID 0567 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 3.6 1.4 0.8 1.4 1.5 1.5 MB/s Performing as expected (44^th percentile)	35.7% Below average	Read 182 Write 179 Mixed 101 SusWrite 1.7 143% 116 MB/s	4K Read 1.4 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 141% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 19% ↑ This bench: 35.7% Great: 145%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW32GX4M4D3600C18 4x8GB 12,036 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (40^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	MC Read 40.4 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 38.7 101% 35.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.1 SC Write 26.7 SC Mixed 33 82% 28.6 GB/s	Latency 70.4 57% 70.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 130%

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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 $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,834x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $200Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,772x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $199Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,455x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,304x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,121x

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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,936x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	983x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $170	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $361	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	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