MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 93% Nuclear submarine	Desktop 68% Battle cruiser	Workstation 105% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (23rd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 77 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle light workstation, and even some light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 58.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is average.
Graphics	154% 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	82% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	7.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 14:54
Run Duration	126 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 2.65 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (1^st percentile)	58.9% Above average	Memory 74.4 1-Core 68.7 2-Core 136 56% 93.1 Pts	4-Core 233 8-Core 574 46% 403 Pts	64-Core 1,376 85% 1,376 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 58.9% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Nvidia(10DE 1467) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 4750 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	154% Outstanding	Lighting 198 Reflection 226 Parallax 280 161% 234 fps	MRender 293 Gravity 224 Splatting 164 179% 227 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 154% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC WDS500G2B0B-00YS70 500GB 43,498 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 306GB free (System drive) Firmware: 415000WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 255 219 206 209 209 206 MB/s Performing below expectations (21^st percentile)	82% Excellent	Read 463 Write 424 Mixed 262 SusWrite 217 76% 342 MB/s	4K Read 24.9 4K Write 69.6 4K Mixed 35.4 120% 43.3 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 278 DQ Mixed 216 182% 266 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 82% Great: 114%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2018)-$38 695,066 User benchmarks, average bench 87% 1TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 179 174 177 170 166 182 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	90.7% Outstanding	Read 142 Write 154 Mixed 72.1 SusWrite 175 99% 136 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.6 4K Mixed 0.1 76% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 90.7% Great: 106%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing as expected (41^st percentile)	87% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 34.7 93% 32.4 GB/s	SC Read 18.9 SC Write 18.5 SC Mixed 30 64% 22.5 GB/s	Latency 91.5 44% 91.5 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 120%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,773x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,760x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,852x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,295x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,116x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,922x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	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 $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16