MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 123% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (79th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 21 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 89.3%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
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	87% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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.

Very high background CPU (77%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

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. (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	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 23 '21 at 09:32
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	77%

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PC Performing above expectations (79^th 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 way above expectations (87^th percentile)	89.3% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 143 2-Core 289 92% 171 Pts	4-Core 524 8-Core 814 83% 669 Pts	64-Core 980 61% 980 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 89.3% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$391 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 178 Parallax 185 151% 183 fps	MRender 192 Gravity 160 Splatting 134 129% 162 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 135% Great: 134%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Adata Premier SP550 240GB-$74 29,295 User benchmarks, average bench 79% 96GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 182 101 53 54 55 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	87% Excellent	Read 505 Write 455 Mixed 401 SusWrite 83 81% 361 MB/s	4K Read 32.1 4K Write 93.1 4K Mixed 43 153% 56.1 MB/s	DQ Read 302 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 244 206% 297 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 92%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 456GB free Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 314 459 435 452 464 462 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	76.8% Very good	Read 184 Write 106 Mixed 122 SusWrite 431 48% 211 MB/s	4K Read 24.7 4K Write 56.8 4K Mixed 35.2 113% 38.9 MB/s	DQ Read 104 DQ Write 243 DQ Mixed 221 155% 189 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 76.8% Great: 102%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 213GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2330 760 745 765 785 783 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	324% Outstanding	Read 2,679 Write 2,458 Mixed 1,965 SusWrite 1,028 455% 2,033 MB/s	4K Read 70.5 4K Write 181 4K Mixed 96 326% 116 MB/s	DQ Read 1,350 DQ Write 1,018 DQ Mixed 1,165 876% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 324% Great: 355%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 13,232 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)	88.3% Excellent	MC Read 35.9 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 34.8 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 22 SC Mixed 35.8 80% 28.1 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.3% Great: 108%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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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	7,786x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,926x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $547

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16