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 (78th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 22 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 106%, 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	272% 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	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	1.1 Days
Run Date	Jun 10 '21 at 16:45
Run Duration	154 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	0%

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PC Performing above expectations (78^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-$175 128,080 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)	106% Outstanding	Memory 91.1 1-Core 164 2-Core 324 104% 193 Pts	4-Core 646 8-Core 1,126 107% 886 Pts	64-Core 1,668 103% 1,668 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 106% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2081) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2220 MHz, MLim: 3700 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.63 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 184 Parallax 181 145% 181 fps	MRender 203 Gravity 156 Splatting 136 132% 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% 892GB free (System drive) Firmware: HPS2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 1582 829 837 837 839 840 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	272% Outstanding	Read 1,602 Write 1,783 Mixed 1,468 SusWrite 961 327% 1,453 MB/s	4K Read 54.9 4K Write 208 4K Mixed 85 302% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,380 DQ Write 1,131 DQ Mixed 1242 934% 1,251 MB/s
Poor: 110% ↑ This bench: 272% Great: 268%
WDC WDBNCE5000PNC 500GB 11,302 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 170GB free Firmware: X61130WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 491 413 341 404 356 400 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	121% Outstanding	Read 517 Write 494 Mixed 416 SusWrite 401 103% 457 MB/s	4K Read 40.6 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 54.4 193% 70.3 MB/s	DQ Read 377 DQ Write 339 DQ Mixed 274 229% 330 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: 113 124 124 124 123 127 MB/s Performing above expectations (64^th percentile)	53.2% Above average	Read 61.8 Write 88.7 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 123 62% 84.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.7 185% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 53.2% Great: 63%
Seagate ST4000LM024-2AN17V 4TB 7,786 User benchmarks, average bench 49% 3TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 108 120 116 116 117 123 MB/s Performing above expectations (60^th percentile)	51.7% Above average	Read 62.4 Write 93.8 Mixed 57 SusWrite 117 61% 82.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 4.2 4K Mixed 0.6 178% 1.87 MB/s
Poor: 29% ↑ This bench: 51.7% 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 (52^nd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	MC Read 36.3 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 31.4 87% 30.6 GB/s	SC Read 28.6 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 35.6 84% 29.4 GB/s	Latency 65.7 61% 65.7 ns
Poor: 77% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 111%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,792x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,855x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,443x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $490Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,927x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	756x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16