MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 100% UFO	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 94% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (54th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 46 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 93.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	102% 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	312% 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	Windows 10 is the most recent version of Windows, and the best to date in our opinion.

Run History

13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 13 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 12 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 11 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 10 months ago, 9 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 7 months ago, 7 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 6 months ago, 5 months ago, 5 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 4 months ago, 3 months ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago, 1 month ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27 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	Mar 01 '21 at 00:21
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	4%

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PC Performing as expected (54^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-$249 203,677 User benchmarks, average bench 85% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Memory 88.6 1-Core 136 2-Core 272 93% 165 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 848 87% 686 Pts	64-Core 1,124 75% 1,124 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 5700-XT-$400 313,119 User benchmarks, average bench 105% PowerColor(148C 2398) Ram: 8GB, Driver: 20.11.2 Performing below potential (38^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	102% Outstanding	Lighting 127 Reflection 142 Parallax 182 103% 150 fps	MRender 115 Gravity 128 Splatting 94.9 102% 113 fps
Poor: 96% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 114%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata SX8100NP 1TB 1,815 User benchmarks, average bench 259% 617GB free (System drive) Firmware: VB411D39 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1323 1314 1086 1366 764 1463 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	312% Outstanding	Read 2,833 Write 1,454 Mixed 1,250 SusWrite 1,219 374% 1,689 MB/s	4K Read 56.9 4K Write 138 4K Mixed 77 258% 90.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,166 DQ Write 826 DQ Mixed 1,032 761% 1,008 MB/s
Poor: 137% ↑ This bench: 312% Great: 333%
WD Black 1TB (2013)-$80 184,731 User benchmarks, average bench 82% 188GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 151 152 151 150 151 151 MB/s Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 122 Write 75 Mixed 77 SusWrite 151 78% 106 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 1.1 218% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 106%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$34 2,601,616 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 109GB free Firmware: 15.01H15 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 132 129 120 128 129 MB/s Performing below expectations (26^th percentile)	73.1% Very good	Read 126 Write 126 Mixed 80 SusWrite 128 85% 115 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 235% 1.73 MB/s
Poor: 55% ↑ This bench: 73.1% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 4x8GB 3,671 User benchmarks, average bench 100% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (37^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	98.7% Outstanding	MC Read 40.8 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 38.9 102% 35.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.9 SC Write 27.1 SC Mixed 35.6 85% 29.9 GB/s	Latency 68.9 58% 68.9 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 98.7% Great: 129%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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Gaming 92%

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Desktop 88%

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Workstation 87%

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Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $125

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $219Bench 84%, 804,714 samples	33,044x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $305Bench 87%, 506,214 samples	10,721x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $249Bench 85%, 203,677 samples	8,171x

GPU
RX 5700-XTAMD $400Bench 105%, 313,119 samples	7,961x
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $510Bench 118%, 442,583 samples	7,501x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $240Bench 71%, 220,032 samples	5,171x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $60Bench 106%, 592,209 samples	2,990x
970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $80Bench 283%, 282,665 samples	2,502x
970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $83Bench 271%, 348,381 samples	2,482x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $79Bench 85%, 429,937 samples	8,705x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $120Bench 83%, 223,106 samples	4,155x
Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $77Bench 85%, 217,586 samples	3,599x

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Value: 71% - Very good

Total price: $883

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-11400F $175	Nvidia RTX 3070 $500	Crucial MX500 250GB $50
Intel Core i5-11600K $265	Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti $400	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $78
Intel Core i7-10700K $310	Nvidia GTX 1660S (Super) $240	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $38	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $79	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $34	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $73	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2016) $85	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $649	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16