MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing GPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (57th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 43 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: 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 87.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Boot Drive	149% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (19%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.1 Days
Run Date	Jul 21 '21 at 18:55
Run Duration	160 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	19%

PC Performing as expected (57^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 3.95 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	87.3% Excellent	Memory 88.3 1-Core 118 2-Core 244 84% 150 Pts	4-Core 464 8-Core 791 76% 628 Pts	64-Core 1307 81% 1307 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 87.3% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 471.11 Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Lighting 174 Reflection 189 Parallax 181 142% 181 fps	Gravity 182 Splatting 128 134% 155 fps
Poor: 109% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 111GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 360 351 337 335 325 276 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	149% Outstanding	Read 1,211 Write 1,019 Mixed 1,076 SusWrite 331 203% 909 MB/s	4K Read 36.4 4K Write 87.9 4K Mixed 47.9 163% 57.4 MB/s	DQ Read 814 DQ Write 515 DQ Mixed 640 484% 657 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 223%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 519GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 351 347 388 367 370 369 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	91.4% Outstanding	Read 376 Write 364 Mixed 282 SusWrite 365 78% 347 MB/s	4K Read 27.8 4K Write 65.1 4K Mixed 36.5 123% 43.1 MB/s	DQ Read 382 DQ Write 321 DQ Mixed 216 199% 307 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 91.4% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$83 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 51 66 94 97 100 104 MB/s Performing way below expectations (4^th percentile)	36.1% Below average	Read 40 Write 44.7 Mixed 49.2 SusWrite 85.3 41% 54.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.8 4K Mixed 0.4 107% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 36.1% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 858GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 112 112 115 117 114 117 MB/s Performing above expectations (78^th percentile)	62.1% Good	Read 102 Write 114 Mixed 55.2 SusWrite 114 71% 96.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.9 153% 0.97 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 62.1% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41 MC Write 35.6 MC Mixed 33.4 105% 36.7 GB/s	SC Read 25.7 SC Write 39.4 SC Mixed 29.1 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 69.2 58% 69.2 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 110%

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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	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,291x
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	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
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 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $177	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