MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 154% UFO	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 153% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	177% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	28.7% is low SSD score. With a better SSD this system will boot faster, make applications more responsive and reduce 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.

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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.3 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 19 '21 at 22:17
Run Duration	159 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing as expected (45^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87% Excellent	Memory 84.1 1-Core 127 2-Core 247 85% 153 Pts	4-Core 482 8-Core 856 81% 669 Pts	64-Core 1,312 81% 1,312 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6900-XT-$1,000 16,057 User benchmarks, average bench 195% Sapphire(1DA2 E438) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 20.12.2 Performing below potential (6^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	177% Outstanding	Lighting 216 Reflection 254 Parallax 516 176% 328 fps	MRender 384 Gravity 200 Splatting 289 236% 291 fps
Poor: 177% ↑ This bench: 177% Great: 209%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$29 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 12GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFKB1E1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 140 143 58 127 60 61 MB/s Performing below potential (2^nd percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	28.7% Poor	Read 202 Write 87.9 Mixed 84 SusWrite 98.2 26% 118 MB/s	4K Read 14.3 4K Write 20 4K Mixed 10.8 46% 15 MB/s	DQ Read 14.4 DQ Write 15.4 DQ Mixed 14.4 11% 14.7 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 28.7% Great: 85%
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 180,890 User benchmarks, average bench 228% 372GB free Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1565 838 841 839 844 844 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	241% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 1,918 Mixed 1,506 SusWrite 962 337% 1,495 MB/s	4K Read 51.2 4K Write 143 4K Mixed 75.6 250% 90 MB/s	DQ Read 1,087 DQ Write 747 DQ Mixed 1,010 729% 948 MB/s
Poor: 164% ↑ This bench: 241% Great: 276%
WD Blue 1TB (2010)-$39 55,121 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 98GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 64 65 65 65 65 65 MB/s Performing below expectations (24^th percentile)	47.8% Average	Read 101 Write 101 Mixed 76.5 SusWrite 64.6 64% 85.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 0.9 174% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 47.8% Great: 74%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$40 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 135GB free Firmware: 05.00K05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 93 93 94 94 93 94 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 84.3 Write 76.8 Mixed 60.9 SusWrite 93.6 58% 78.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 0.9 184% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 76%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3600 2x8GB 18,355 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3333 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	106% Outstanding	MC Read 44.5 MC Write 38.4 MC Mixed 33.1 110% 38.7 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 37.3 SC Mixed 28.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	Latency 73.2 55% 73.2 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,766x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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