MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 14% Tree trunk	Desktop 83% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 14% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 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 93%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	9.11% is a very low 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can only handle very basic 3D games but it's fine for general computing tasks.
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

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, 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	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	1.4 Days
Run Date	Oct 11 '21 at 18:18
Run Duration	137 Seconds
Run User	GRC-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Memory 81.3 1-Core 149 2-Core 293 94% 175 Pts	4-Core 562 8-Core 938 91% 750 Pts	64-Core 1,116 69% 1,116 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD R7 250 25,802 User benchmarks, average bench 8% Gigabyte(1458 226E) 1GB CLim: 1100 MHz, MLim: 1150 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	9.11% Terrible	Lighting 11.2 Reflection 13.6 Parallax 15.2 9% 13.3 fps	MRender 12.9 Gravity 11.5 Splatting 9.6 9% 11.3 fps
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 9.11% Great: 9%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 49GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,669 Write 1,495 Mixed 1,277 330% 1,480 MB/s	4K Read 65.6 4K Write 175 4K Mixed 90.3 308% 110 MB/s	DQ Read 769 DQ Write 767 DQ Mixed 276 343% 604 MB/s
Poor: 118% Great: 277%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$37 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 817GB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 175 174 176 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	101% Outstanding	Read 178 Write 139 Mixed 106 SusWrite 175 110% 150 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1.2 236% 1.7 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$40 653,654 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (57^th percentile)	88% Excellent	MC Read 35 MC Write 24.1 MC Mixed 34.7 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 26.7 SC Write 24.1 SC Mixed 35.7 82% 28.8 GB/s	Latency 78.1 51% 78.1 ns
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88% Great: 110%

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Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,162 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

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