MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 93% Nuclear submarine


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (66th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 34 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%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	110% 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	222% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.4 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 07 '21 at 18:10
Run Duration	223 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (66^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 3500X-$160 33,544 User benchmarks, average bench 82% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 81.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 290 93% 172 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 836 87% 699 Pts	64-Core 818 51% 818 Pts
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 91%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Palit(1569 2484) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 465.89 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	110% Outstanding	Lighting 141 Reflection 172 Parallax 150 115% 154 fps	MRender 158 Gravity 122 Splatting 119 107% 133 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
APS-SE20Q-2T 2TB 635 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 1.5TB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM52.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 269 610 553 243 248 440 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	222% Outstanding	Read 1,424 Write 2,620 Mixed 1,518 SusWrite 394 337% 1,489 MB/s	4K Read 50.6 4K Write 202 4K Mixed 85.5 293% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,264 DQ Write 1,002 DQ Mixed 1,208 884% 1,158 MB/s
Poor: 158% ↑ This bench: 222% Great: 369%
Toshiba MG07ACA14TA 14TB 8 User benchmarks, average bench 122% 7.5TB free Firmware: 0101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 222 233 230 220 229 222 MB/s Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	126% Outstanding	Read 215 Write 216 Mixed 96.9 SusWrite 226 138% 189 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 88% ↑ This bench: 126% Great: 140%
Seagate Barracuda 8TB (2017)-$99 42,465 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 6TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 149 153 153 153 157 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	69.8% Good	Read 90.5 Write 125 Mixed 63.2 SusWrite 151 79% 108 MB/s	4K Read 1.7 4K Write 5.2 4K Mixed 0.6 234% 2.5 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 69.8% Great: 90%
SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 16GB-$8 10,486 User benchmarks, average bench 22% 12GB free, PID 5583 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 40 12 10 10 10 10 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	30.7% Below average	Read 122 Write 39.7 Mixed 57.8 SusWrite 15.5 66% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 5.9 4K Write 2.7 4K Mixed 3.4 229% 4 MB/s
Poor: 10% ↑ This bench: 30.7% Great: 31%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	97.2% Outstanding	MC Read 41.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 39.7 101% 35.2 GB/s	SC Read 27 SC Write 22.6 SC Mixed 39.1 84% 29.6 GB/s	Latency 78.3 51% 78.3 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 97.2% Great: 110%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $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