MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 127% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 116% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 88.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	143% 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	141% 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.

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

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit Farben
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 17 '21 at 14:04
Run Duration	158 Seconds
Run User	DEU-User
Background CPU	11%

PC Performing as expected (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 5 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	88.3% Excellent	Memory 80.2 1-Core 142 2-Core 285 91% 169 Pts	4-Core 518 8-Core 786 81% 652 Pts	64-Core 984 61% 984 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-$759 18,552 User benchmarks, average bench 143% Sapphire(1DA2 E437) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.1 Performing below potential (65^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	143% Outstanding	Lighting 187 Reflection 175 Parallax 389 152% 251 fps	MRender 281 Gravity 123 Splatting 177 155% 194 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 143% Great: 153%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 288GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 319 155 108 106 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (2^nd percentile)	141% Outstanding	Read 2,580 Write 319 Mixed 528 SusWrite 150 191% 894 MB/s	4K Read 65.1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 4.4 106% 23.9 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 141% Great: 355%
Toshiba Q300 480GB-$152 5,920 User benchmarks, average bench 80% 136GB free Firmware: SAFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 305 121 153 136 127 128 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	87.6% Excellent	Read 507 Write 489 Mixed 385 SusWrite 162 86% 386 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 88.2 4K Mixed 38.3 140% 51.9 MB/s	DQ Read 337 DQ Write 307 DQ Mixed 198 182% 280 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 87.6% Great: 99%
Sandisk S-1T00 1TB 8,421 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 741GB free Firmware: 411040RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 469 474 470 475 473 472 MB/s Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 368 Write 480 Mixed 262 SusWrite 472 90% 396 MB/s	4K Read 36.3 4K Write 101 4K Mixed 50.2 173% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 376 DQ Write 311 DQ Mixed 149 165% 279 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 120%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 637GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 175 176 176 177 177 177 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	103% Outstanding	Read 182 Write 124 Mixed 70.6 SusWrite 176 101% 138 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.6 140% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	MC Read 39.2 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 37.8 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 26 SC Write 23.2 SC Mixed 35.6 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 80.2 50% 80.2 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 114%

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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 $84Bench 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: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $182	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