MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 89% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 92% Nuclear submarine


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 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 89.2%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	95.1% is a very good 3D score, it's the business. This GPU can handle recent 3D games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	120% 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

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	28 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201130
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jun 11 '21 at 16:31
Run Duration	149 Seconds
Run User	ITA-User
Background CPU	3%

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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 7 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (72^nd percentile)	89.2% Excellent	Memory 82.7 1-Core 156 2-Core 309 98% 183 Pts	4-Core 512 8-Core 1,043 91% 777 Pts	64-Core 1,419 88% 1,419 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 89.2% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% Nvidia(10DE 119E) CLim: 1911 MHz, MLim: 2502 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 466.77 Performing below potential (11^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	95.1% Outstanding	Lighting 113 Reflection 170 Parallax 106 92% 129 fps	MRender 116 Gravity 136 Splatting 120 101% 124 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 95.1% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 76GB free (System drive) Firmware: EMT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 417 303 303 296 280 241 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 495 Mixed 426 SusWrite 307 98% 434 MB/s	4K Read 45.1 4K Write 116 4K Mixed 59.8 207% 73.8 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 368 278% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 124%
Toshiba E300 3TB-$116 1,216 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 1.5TB free Firmware: MZ6OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 127 129 130 130 128 125 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	68.8% Good	Read 112 Write 128 Mixed 34.1 SusWrite 128 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.1 4K Mixed 0.5 132% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 68.8% Great: 87%
WD Blue 2TB (2015)-$78 253,816 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 979GB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 117 117 118 120 119 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	70.4% Very good	Read 128 Write 78.8 Mixed 89.1 SusWrite 117 76% 103 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 0.9 182% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 40% ↑ This bench: 70.4% Great: 84%
SanDisk Ultra Flair USB 3.0 32GB-$8 9,864 User benchmarks, average bench 25% 12GB free, PID 5591 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 27 27 27 16 12 13 MB/s Performing as expected (54^th percentile)	21.6% Poor	Read 35.8 Write 24.5 Mixed 29.2 SusWrite 20.2 36% 27.4 MB/s	4K Read 5.2 4K Write 3.5 4K Mixed 4.4 288% 4.37 MB/s
Poor: 11% ↑ This bench: 21.6% Great: 39%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 4x8GB 89,024 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	92.5% Outstanding	MC Read 37.5 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 37.3 94% 32.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 38.9 86% 30.2 GB/s	Latency 75.7 53% 75.7 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 92.5% Great: 119%

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Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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	522x

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: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	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 $186	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) $35	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