MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 83% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 82.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	103% 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	260% 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	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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 27 '21 at 11:39
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing above expectations (62^nd 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-$82 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	82.4% Excellent	Memory 75.8 1-Core 145 2-Core 289 91% 170 Pts	4-Core 478 8-Core 762 76% 620 Pts	64-Core 972 60% 972 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 82.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Asus(1043 85AA) CLim: 1974 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.72 Performing below potential (61^st percentile) - GPU OC Guide	103% Outstanding	Lighting 129 Reflection 141 Parallax 129 105% 133 fps	MRender 114 Gravity 136 Splatting 118 100% 123 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 103% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 402GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1253 981 972 979 964 978 MB/s Performing above expectations (69^th percentile)	260% Outstanding	Read 1980 Write 2,206 Mixed 1731 SusWrite 1,021 390% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 49.1 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 71.1 246% 90.8 MB/s	DQ Read 1,123 DQ Write 793 DQ Mixed 898 687% 938 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 260% Great: 297%
Adata XPG SX900 128GB-$103 6,500 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 119GB free Firmware: 5.0.7a SusWrite @10s intervals: 147 143 144 141 143 144 MB/s Performing above expectations (76^th percentile)	73.5% Very good	Read 424 Write 161 Mixed 215 SusWrite 144 52% 236 MB/s	4K Read 29.2 4K Write 73.4 4K Mixed 35.6 129% 46.1 MB/s	DQ Read 199 DQ Write 161 DQ Mixed 132 112% 164 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 73.5% Great: 82%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 469GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 113 115 114 115 116 116 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	70.9% Very good	Read 132 Write 120 Mixed 103 SusWrite 115 87% 117 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1 205% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 70.9% Great: 76%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 919GB free Firmware: CC38 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 109 110 109 109 112 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 114 Write 109 Mixed 62.6 SusWrite 110 72% 98.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.5 4K Mixed 1 176% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 68%
SanDisk Cruzer Glide 32GB 23,482 User benchmarks, average bench 13% 29GB free, PID 5575 Operating at USB 2.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 4.8 4.6 4.6 4.5 2.9 4.4 MB/s Performing way below expectations (17^th percentile)	6.73% Terrible	Read 32 Write 5.2 Mixed 5.7 SusWrite 4.3 11% 11.8 MB/s	4K Read 4.9 4K Write 0 4K Mixed 2.5 103% 2.47 MB/s
Poor: 6% ↑ This bench: 6.73% Great: 19%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown 3200 C16 Series 2x8GB 42,084 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	86.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 23.7 MC Mixed 34.3 89% 31.2 GB/s	SC Read 23.9 SC Write 23 SC Mixed 32.9 76% 26.6 GB/s	Latency 88.8 45% 88.8 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 109%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

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 $129Bench 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