MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 133% UFO	Desktop 100% UFO	Workstation 133% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (81st percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 19 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 97%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	135% 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	229% 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, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago, 2 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	29.2 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Sep 22 '21 at 00:41
Run Duration	156 Seconds
Run User	PRT-User
Background CPU	0%

PC Performing above expectations (81^st 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 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	97% Outstanding	Memory 85.2 1-Core 151 2-Core 298 96% 178 Pts	4-Core 583 8-Core 1,060 99% 822 Pts	64-Core 1,439 89% 1,439 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 97% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080S (Super)-$466 261,508 User benchmarks, average bench 131% Gigabyte(1458 3FE9) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3975 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 472.12 Performing below potential (80^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	135% Outstanding	Lighting 181 Reflection 186 Parallax 188 148% 185 fps	MRender 212 Gravity 165 Splatting 136 136% 171 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 139%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Blue SN550 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$68 97,624 User benchmarks, average bench 204% 390GB free (System drive) Firmware: 211070WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 880 417 419 420 420 420 MB/s Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	229% Outstanding	Read 1,545 Write 1,616 Mixed 1,308 SusWrite 496 278% 1,241 MB/s	4K Read 54 4K Write 191 4K Mixed 81.3 287% 109 MB/s	DQ Read 1,257 DQ Write 900 DQ Mixed 1,010 773% 1,056 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 229% Great: 237%
Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB-$38 339,020 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 103GB free Firmware: 505ABBF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 138 133 131 134 134 134 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	78.4% Very good	Read 414 Write 151 Mixed 208 SusWrite 134 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 34.2 4K Write 98.3 4K Mixed 36.3 150% 56.3 MB/s	DQ Read 203 DQ Write 157 DQ Mixed 122 107% 161 MB/s
Poor: 30% ↑ This bench: 78.4% Great: 73%
Seagate FireCuda SSHD 2TB (2016)-$79 133,734 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 1.5TB free Firmware: CC41 SusWrite @10s intervals: 178 180 178 180 178 180 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 163 Write 139 Mixed 28 SusWrite 179 92% 127 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 5.1 4K Mixed 1.9 351% 2.7 MB/s
Poor: 53% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 110%
Seagate Video SV35.6 Series 1TB-$50 17,310 User benchmarks, average bench 90% 2TB free Firmware: CV27 SusWrite @10s intervals: 374 387 394 416 414 402 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 57% Great: 119%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL F4 DDR4 3600 C16 2x16GB 73,741 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing below potential (39^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	102% Outstanding	MC Read 41.1 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 40.9 104% 36.3 GB/s	SC Read 28.7 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 42.3 93% 32.7 GB/s	Latency 71.8 56% 71.8 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 134%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,766x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
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	1,290x
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 $40Bench 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: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

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 $178	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $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