MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 54% Yacht	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 55% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (72nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 28 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 95.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	48.1% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	380% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27.8 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 06 '21 at 15:03
Run Duration	281 Seconds
Run User	AUS-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	95.5% Outstanding	Memory 82.3 1-Core 152 2-Core 300 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 582 8-Core 1,088 100% 835 Pts	64-Core 1,442 89% 1,442 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 95.5% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 20.10.35.02 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.1% Average	Lighting 61.4 Reflection 60.1 Parallax 79.5 50% 67 fps	MRender 60.4 Gravity 62.1 Splatting 43.8 44% 55.4 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.1% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$90 455,997 User benchmarks, average bench 310% 727GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2Q Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2510 2228 1512 1540 1530 1529 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	380% Outstanding	Read 2722 Write 2,556 Mixed 1,977 SusWrite 1,808 509% 2,266 MB/s	4K Read 70.2 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 100 336% 121 MB/s	DQ Read 1,344 DQ Write 1,197 DQ Mixed 1,261 948% 1,267 MB/s
Poor: 188% ↑ This bench: 380% Great: 410%
Jmicron Generic 500GB 679 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 291GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 274 355 335 356 357 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	86.2% Excellent	Read 404 Write 362 Mixed 314 SusWrite 340 80% 355 MB/s	4K Read 31.7 4K Write 59.7 4K Mixed 36.9 127% 42.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 196 DQ Mixed 175 144% 206 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 86.2% Great: 91%
Jmicron Generic 256GB 896 User benchmarks, average bench 60% 108GB free Firmware: 0508 SusWrite @10s intervals: 77 95 84 89 95 79 MB/s Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - Ensure that this drive is connected to a SATA 3.0 port with a SATA 3.0 cable	39.2% Below average	Read 262 Write 73.2 Mixed 131 SusWrite 86.5 30% 138 MB/s	4K Read 19.4 4K Write 37.6 4K Mixed 8.4 60% 21.8 MB/s	DQ Read 248 DQ Write 34.3 DQ Mixed 54.6 62% 112 MB/s
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 39.2% Great: 78%
Seagate Archive HDD 8TB (2015)-$130 2,225 User benchmarks, average bench 63% 2.5TB free Firmware: AR17 SusWrite @10s intervals: 162 168 170 169 165 163 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 21% Great: 87%
Seagate IronWolf 8TB (2016)-$176 904 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1.5TB free Firmware: SC61 SusWrite @10s intervals: 231 231 235 235 234 235 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 31% Great: 106%
Seagate BUP BK 5TB 4,756 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0108 SusWrite @10s intervals: 80 82 82 88 88 88 MB/s Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	53.5% Above average	Read 101 Write 125 Mixed 74 SusWrite 84.6 71% 96.2 MB/s	4K Read 1.2 4K Write 4 4K Mixed 0.6 191% 1.93 MB/s
Poor: 15% ↑ This bench: 53.5% Great: 67%
WD Elements 25A3 12TB 2,705 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 5.5TB free, PID 25a3 Operating at USB 3.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 182 185 186 184 186 MB/s Performing above expectations (84^th percentile)	93.1% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 181 Mixed 144 SusWrite 184 234% 171 MB/s	4K Read 5.6 4K Write 8.6 4K Mixed 0.9 344% 5.03 MB/s	DQ Read 0.7 DQ Write 7.3 DQ Mixed 1.3 295% 3.1 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 93.1% Great: 101%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$80 110,884 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)	93.6% Outstanding	MC Read 38.2 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 37.4 95% 33.2 GB/s	SC Read 28.8 SC Write 24.3 SC Mixed 39.7 88% 30.9 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 59% ↑ This bench: 93.6% Great: 114%

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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	7,768x
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	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
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