MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 79% Battleship	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 75% Battleship


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 85.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	88.6% 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	181% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

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System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.4 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 20 '21 at 11:11
Run Duration	143 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	14%

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	85.5% Excellent	Memory 72.8 1-Core 147 2-Core 286 90% 168 Pts	4-Core 526 8-Core 840 84% 683 Pts	64-Core 1,062 66% 1,062 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 85.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX Titan X-$615 15,621 User benchmarks, average bench 75% Nvidia(10DE 1132) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1602 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 471.96 Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	88.6% Excellent	Lighting 110 Reflection 134 Parallax 118 89% 121 fps	MRender 110 Gravity 110 Splatting 102 87% 107 fps
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 88.6% Great: 83%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 260GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 648 718 440 659 730 731 MB/s Performing as expected (43^rd percentile)	181% Outstanding	Read 1,012 Write 1,361 Mixed 591 SusWrite 654 204% 904 MB/s	4K Read 30.8 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 50.3 204% 85.5 MB/s	DQ Read 956 DQ Write 762 DQ Mixed 998 709% 905 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 181% Great: 277%
Kingston A400 480GB-$38 237,487 User benchmarks, average bench 74% 249GB free Firmware: SBFKB1D1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 347 253 255 259 360 261 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	76% Very good	Read 326 Write 172 Mixed 265 SusWrite 289 59% 263 MB/s	4K Read 21.4 4K Write 74 4K Mixed 29.4 109% 41.6 MB/s	DQ Read 252 DQ Write 276 DQ Mixed 211 174% 246 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 76% Great: 102%
Seagate Momentus 5400.6 2.5" 500GB-$16 83,084 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 466GB free Firmware: 0003BSM1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 71 67 70 69 71 MB/s Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)	39.7% Below average	Read 68.5 Write 63.8 Mixed 36.3 SusWrite 69.6 44% 59.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 0.7 123% 0.83 MB/s
Poor: 9% ↑ This bench: 39.7% Great: 43%

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 @ 2400 MHz Performing below potential (27^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	79.3% Very good	MC Read 30.7 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 30.6 81% 28.5 GB/s	SC Read 24.1 SC Write 22.2 SC Mixed 29.2 72% 25.2 GB/s	Latency 95 42% 95 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 79.3% Great: 119%

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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	7,771x
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	1,293x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
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	1,921x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	752x

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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 $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