MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 137% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 126% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (68th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 32 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 93.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	146% 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	213% 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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0.5 Days
Run Date	Mar 18 '21 at 04:05
Run Duration	204 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (68^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 3600-$84 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93.2% Outstanding	Memory 82.1 1-Core 149 2-Core 281 93% 171 Pts	4-Core 560 8-Core 850 87% 705 Pts	64-Core 1,093 68% 1,093 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$488 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Nvidia(10DE 146B) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 461.92 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	146% Outstanding	Lighting 214 Reflection 199 Parallax 190 174% 201 fps	MRender 190 Gravity 148 Splatting 131 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 146% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 480GB 36,473 User benchmarks, average bench 198% 268GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1409 385 351 382 382 395 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	213% Outstanding	Read 1,327 Write 1,939 Mixed 1,444 SusWrite 551 297% 1,315 MB/s	4K Read 47.2 4K Write 184 4K Mixed 79.2 271% 104 MB/s	DQ Read 760 DQ Write 1117 DQ Mixed 1,008 743% 961 MB/s
Poor: 125% ↑ This bench: 213% Great: 262%
PNY CS2311 250GB SSD 50 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 232GB free Firmware: CS231132 SusWrite @10s intervals: 501 501 501 501 492 364 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	132% Outstanding	Read 514 Write 474 Mixed 482 SusWrite 476 110% 486 MB/s	4K Read 43.2 4K Write 128 4K Mixed 61.5 212% 77.6 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 369 DQ Mixed 374 282% 376 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 132% Great: 129%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 990GB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 176 187 187 187 193 193 MB/s Performing as expected (52^nd percentile)	92.1% Outstanding	Read 134 Write 162 Mixed 78.1 SusWrite 187 102% 140 MB/s	4K Read 2 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 106% 0.9 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 92.1% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$45 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	88.7% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35.2 90% 31.7 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 34.7 81% 28.3 GB/s	Latency 76.7 52% 76.7 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.7% Great: 110%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,247 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

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Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,797x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,763x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,857x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,445x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,118x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	527x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,929x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16