MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 140% UFO	Desktop 107% UFO	Workstation 142% UFO


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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	133% 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	270% 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	12.9 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jun 09 '21 at 09:02
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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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 7 5800X-$185 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.75 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (81^st percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 91.9 1-Core 163 2-Core 327 105% 194 Pts	4-Core 637 8-Core 1131 106% 884 Pts	64-Core 1,646 102% 1,646 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$396 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 3800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 179 Reflection 183 Parallax 182 146% 181 fps	MRender 207 Gravity 156 Splatting 132 131% 165 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WDC PC SN530 SDBPNPZ-1T00-1006 1TB 10,094 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 891GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1574 831 834 838 839 754 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	270% Outstanding	Read 1,592 Write 1,794 Mixed 1,452 SusWrite 945 326% 1,446 MB/s	4K Read 55 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 84.1 301% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,374 DQ Write 1,131 DQ Mixed 1,250 937% 1,252 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 270% Great: 268%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 170GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 482 405 390 403 394 394 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 490 Mixed 409 SusWrite 411 103% 456 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 115 4K Mixed 54 192% 70 MB/s	DQ Read 375 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 289 235% 334 MB/s
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 121% Great: 118%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 2.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 117 117 124 126 124 124 MB/s Performing above expectations (67^th percentile)	53.9% Above average	Read 64.9 Write 97 Mixed 57.4 SusWrite 122 63% 85.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 4.1 4K Mixed 0.6 168% 1.77 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.9% Great: 63%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 97 114 117 116 121 119 MB/s Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	51.2% Above average	Read 63.7 Write 75.3 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 114 59% 79.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 3.9 4K Mixed 0.7 171% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.2% Great: 63%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HP37D4U1S8ME-8XR 2x8GB 6,088 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 36 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 31.8 88% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 30.2 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 36 86% 30 GB/s	Latency 64.3 62% 64.3 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 111%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,764x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $37	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