MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 50% Yacht	Desktop 99% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 45% Speed boat


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 87.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	48.4% is a reasonable 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle the majority of recent games but it will struggle with resolutions greater than 1080p at ultra detail levels. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	281% 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.

Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 02 '21 at 11:39
Run Duration	205 Seconds
Run User	IND-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 3 3300X-$150 15,293 User benchmarks, average bench 80% AM4, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	87.4% Excellent	Memory 82.6 1-Core 155 2-Core 301 97% 179 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 753 77% 624 Pts	64-Core 752 46% 752 Pts
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 87.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 570-$130 473,685 User benchmarks, average bench 45% Gigabyte(1458 22F7) CLim: 1244 MHz, MLim: 1750 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.5.2 Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	48.4% Average	Lighting 62 Reflection 59.8 Parallax 80.1 50% 67.3 fps	MRender 60.3 Gravity 61.9 Splatting 43.8 44% 55.3 fps
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 48.4% Great: 49%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Spcc M.2 PCIe SSD 512GB 29,096 User benchmarks, average bench 203% 412GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM13.2 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2273 2337 794 711 718 730 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	281% Outstanding	Read 1,606 Write 2,401 Mixed 1,671 SusWrite 1,260 392% 1,735 MB/s	4K Read 54.4 4K Write 197 4K Mixed 81.2 291% 111 MB/s	DQ Read 1,331 DQ Write 936 DQ Mixed 1,128 844% 1,131 MB/s
Poor: 112% ↑ This bench: 281% Great: 291%
WDC WDS500G2B0A-00SM50 500GB 97,462 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 464GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 466 260 253 253 253 253 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	113% Outstanding	Read 504 Write 486 Mixed 369 SusWrite 290 92% 412 MB/s	4K Read 40.8 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 53.9 192% 69.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 254 218% 321 MB/s
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 113% Great: 111%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 1TB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 136 137 137 137 137 MB/s Performing below expectations (33^rd percentile)	81.2% Excellent	Read 147 Write 145 Mixed 20 SusWrite 136 81% 112 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 151% 1.3 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 81.2% Great: 108%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Adata DDR4 3200 2OZ 2x8GB 3,074 User benchmarks, average bench 91% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	93.7% Outstanding	MC Read 39.9 MC Write 24.3 MC Mixed 36.4 96% 33.5 GB/s	SC Read 28.1 SC Write 23.7 SC Mixed 37.5 85% 29.8 GB/s	Latency 75.8 53% 75.8 ns
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 93.7% Great: 113%

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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 $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 $134	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