MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 76% Battleship	Desktop 89% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 77% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (42nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 58 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 97.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	76.9% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.3 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	May 12 '21 at 16:20
Run Duration	197 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (42^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	97.7% Outstanding	Memory 83.7 1-Core 114 2-Core 301 88% 166 Pts	4-Core 599 8-Core 1,050 100% 824 Pts	64-Core 1,505 93% 1,505 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 97.7% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Zotac(19DA 1445) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1923 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.11 Performing below potential (34^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	76.9% Very good	Lighting 94.5 Reflection 106 Parallax 97.3 77% 99.2 fps	MRender 91.4 Gravity 92.8 Splatting 95.6 77% 93.3 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 76.9% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Corsair Force NVMe PCIe M.2 240GB 26,501 User benchmarks, average bench 162% 11GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,457 Write 1,206 Mixed 804 256% 1,156 MB/s	4K Read 6.9 4K Write 90.5 4K Mixed 65 142% 54.1 MB/s	DQ Read 645 DQ Write 371 DQ Mixed 47 159% 355 MB/s
Poor: 95% Great: 223%
Hitachi HTS545050B9A300 500GB-$71 21,137 User benchmarks, average bench 33% 425GB free Firmware: PB4OC60F SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 72 72 73 72 72 MB/s Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	35.9% Below average	Read 53.3 Write 71.8 Mixed 38 SusWrite 71.7 43% 58.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.7 107% 0.63 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 35.9% Great: 45%
Seagate Expansion Desk 4TB 21,301 User benchmarks, average bench 64% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0915 SusWrite @10s intervals: 153 140 158 157 157 158 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	74.6% Very good	Read 104 Write 134 Mixed 112 SusWrite 154 93% 126 MB/s	4K Read 4.5 4K Write 3.4 4K Mixed 0.7 328% 2.87 MB/s
Poor: 17% ↑ This bench: 74.6% Great: 97%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 525GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 148 152 152 151 152 152 MB/s Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	63.3% Good	Read 69 Write 92.7 Mixed 21.2 SusWrite 151 60% 83.5 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 136% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 63.3% Great: 108%
Seagate ST500LM012 HN-M500MBB 500GB 47,588 User benchmarks, average bench 43% 42GB free Firmware: 4101 SusWrite @10s intervals: 56 55 55 55 54 53 MB/s Performing way below expectations (14^th percentile)	30.1% Below average	Read 50 Write 60 Mixed 38 SusWrite 54.5 37% 50.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 128% 0.93 MB/s
Poor: 18% ↑ This bench: 30.1% Great: 59%
Toshiba DT01ACA100 1TB-$31 763,289 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 45GB free Firmware: MS2OA750 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 116 116 115 115 116 MB/s Performing way below expectations (11^th percentile)	61% Good	Read 98.2 Write 90.7 Mixed 22.2 SusWrite 114 59% 81.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.7 130% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 47% ↑ This bench: 61% Great: 107%
TOSHIBA External USB 3.0 1TB 15,101 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 591GB free, PID a200 Operating at USB 3.0 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 59 49 58 57 60 61 MB/s Performing as expected (42^nd percentile)	30.2% Below average	Read 91.2 Write 93.5 Mixed 30 SusWrite 57.4 88% 68 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.5 66% 0.8 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 30.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB 11,284 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	91.1% Outstanding	MC Read 37.1 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 36.8 93% 32.6 GB/s	SC Read 25.4 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 36.1 81% 28.4 GB/s	Latency 74 54% 74 ns
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.1% Great: 118%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $84Bench 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	1,847x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,437x
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 $130Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

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: $544

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	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 $182	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) $30	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