MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 55% Gunboat	Desktop 82% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 49% Yacht


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 74.1%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	68.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	167% 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	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.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 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	26.1 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors, 3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 31 '21 at 12:18
Run Duration	138 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	1%

PC Performing as expected (55^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 3400G-$98 93,718 User benchmarks, average bench 68% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	74.1% Very good	Memory 68.3 1-Core 124 2-Core 236 78% 143 Pts	4-Core 429 8-Core 666 68% 547 Pts	64-Core 662 41% 662 Pts
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 74.1% Great: 78%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 980-$500 167,107 User benchmarks, average bench 59% Asus(1043 8518) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1598 MHz, MLim: 1825 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 466.27 Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	68.2% Good	Lighting 86.1 Reflection 94.1 Parallax 83.3 70% 87.8 fps	MRender 82.8 Gravity 82.6 Splatting 73.2 64% 79.5 fps
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 68.2% Great: 66%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket Q 1TB 30,033 User benchmarks, average bench 192% 524GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT30Q.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 956 123 251 137 248 132 MB/s Performing below expectations (31^st percentile)	167% Outstanding	Read 1,334 Write 1,793 Mixed 1,284 SusWrite 308 265% 1,180 MB/s	4K Read 43.6 4K Write 110 4K Mixed 65 208% 73 MB/s	DQ Read 751 DQ Write 586 DQ Mixed 765 546% 701 MB/s
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 167% Great: 305%
Seagate ST2000NM0053-1C1175 2TB 66 User benchmarks, average bench 75% 1TB free Firmware: SS04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 31 45 45 40 41 45 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	14.8% Very poor	Read 10.5 Write 42.8 Mixed 20.2 SusWrite 41 21% 28.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0.3 55% 0.37 MB/s
Poor: 14% ↑ This bench: 14.8% Great: 106%
WD Blue 2.5" 1TB (2004)-$47 218,164 User benchmarks, average bench 45% 930GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 108 111 109 110 110 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	63.2% Good	Read 111 Write 106 Mixed 52.9 SusWrite 110 69% 94.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.8 149% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 63.2% Great: 62%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown KD48GU880-32A160U 4x8GB 154 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (8^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	72.6% Very good	MC Read 26.2 MC Write 26.5 MC Mixed 24.3 73% 25.7 GB/s	SC Read 21.7 SC Write 30.2 SC Mixed 22.8 71% 24.9 GB/s	Latency 105 38% 105 ns
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 72.6% Great: 113%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,218 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,783x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,297x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 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	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
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 $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16