MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 97% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 90% Nuclear submarine


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 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 93.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	99.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	171% 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 (13%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 13 '21 at 17:58
Run Duration	135 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	13%

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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 5 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	93.5% Outstanding	Memory 88 1-Core 142 2-Core 280 93% 170 Pts	4-Core 532 8-Core 886 86% 709 Pts	64-Core 1,046 65% 1,046 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 93.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$250 254,908 User benchmarks, average bench 98% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (60^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	99.1% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 142 Parallax 182 104% 150 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 128 Splatting 94.3 90% 112 fps
Poor: 91% ↑ This bench: 99.1% Great: 104%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 3,479 User benchmarks, average bench 246% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D39 SusWrite @10s intervals: 561 522 309 395 534 296 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	171% Outstanding	Read 2,769 Write 1427 Mixed 563 SusWrite 436 284% 1,299 MB/s	4K Read 5.5 4K Write 103 4K Mixed 10.3 76% 39.6 MB/s	DQ Read 278 DQ Write 237 DQ Mixed 1,052 571% 522 MB/s
Poor: 117% ↑ This bench: 171% Great: 336%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$48 240,965 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 129GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 83 83 82 83 82 82 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	57.4% Above average	Read 117 Write 101 Mixed 71.3 SusWrite 82.5 68% 92.9 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 1.1 215% 1.5 MB/s
Poor: 50% ↑ This bench: 57.4% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 155GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 135 135 134 134 135 124 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	78.2% Very good	Read 140 Write 121 Mixed 80.2 SusWrite 133 87% 118 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 227% 1.67 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.2% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 9,006 User benchmarks, average bench 99% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	100% Outstanding	MC Read 41.7 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 39.9 103% 36.1 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 26.6 SC Mixed 35.9 86% 30.1 GB/s	Latency 69.5 58% 69.5 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 100% Great: 128%

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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 $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	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
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	522x

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) $35	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