MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 88% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 89% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (53rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 47 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	113% 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.
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, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 15 '21 at 18:07
Run Duration	124 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (53^rd 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-$86 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 below expectations (25^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Memory 84.4 1-Core 150 2-Core 297 96% 177 Pts	4-Core 388 8-Core 833 71% 610 Pts	64-Core 1,068 66% 1,068 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070S (Super)-$210 663,603 User benchmarks, average bench 115% Zotac(19DA 7500) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Performing below potential (36^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	113% Outstanding	Lighting 147 Reflection 143 Parallax 144 120% 145 fps	MRender 165 Gravity 129 Splatting 114 109% 136 fps
Poor: 105% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 123%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung PM961 NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB 99,566 User benchmarks, average bench 177% 41GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3L7QCXB7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,931 Write 1,086 Mixed 691 271% 1236 MB/s	4K Read 57.2 4K Write 146 4K Mixed 76.4 262% 93.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1302 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 954 770% 1,091 MB/s
Poor: 106% Great: 236%
Seagate NAS HDD 4TB-$145 4,962 User benchmarks, average bench 76% 3TB free Firmware: SC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 170 174 177 177 177 177 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	97% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 155 Mixed 81.6 SusWrite 175 105% 144 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 134% 1 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 100%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$40 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (59^th percentile)	94.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 26.8 MC Mixed 36.5 96% 33.6 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 26.5 SC Mixed 36.6 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 72.8 55% 72.8 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 94.1% Great: 120%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,351 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $86Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,835x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $190Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,772x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $190Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,869x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,456x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,305x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,122x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	655x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	534x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $88Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	530x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,937x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	983x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	761x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $174	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $37
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $549	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $44

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $28	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16