MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


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 86.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	133% 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	86.8% 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.

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	11.3 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 25 '21 at 17:52
Run Duration	228 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	6%

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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-$84 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 (77^th percentile)	86.9% Excellent	Memory 81 1-Core 145 2-Core 282 92% 169 Pts	4-Core 498 8-Core 828 81% 663 Pts	64-Core 1,054 65% 1,054 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 86.9% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$389 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 182 Reflection 176 Parallax 180 148% 180 fps	MRender 187 Gravity 154 Splatting 132 126% 157 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% 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: 130 159 55 54 55 55 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	86.8% Excellent	Read 502 Write 449 Mixed 404 SusWrite 84.5 80% 360 MB/s	4K Read 30.9 4K Write 90.7 4K Mixed 45 152% 55.5 MB/s	DQ Read 303 DQ Write 329 DQ Mixed 243 203% 292 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 86.8% Great: 92%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 456GB free Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 372 463 461 463 463 462 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	106% Outstanding	Read 433 Write 367 Mixed 395 SusWrite 447 92% 410 MB/s	4K Read 34.5 4K Write 89.1 4K Mixed 43.7 155% 55.8 MB/s	DQ Read 265 DQ Write 350 DQ Mixed 219 190% 278 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 106% 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: 2319 755 755 761 780 782 MB/s Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	322% Outstanding	Read 2,670 Write 2,480 Mixed 1,916 SusWrite 1,025 453% 2,023 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 174 4K Mixed 96.9 322% 113 MB/s	DQ Read 1,340 DQ Write 1,034 DQ Mixed 1,158 874% 1,177 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 322% 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 (62^nd percentile)	85.8% Excellent	MC Read 35.5 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 34.4 89% 31.3 GB/s	SC Read 21.8 SC Write 22.1 SC Mixed 28.7 69% 24.2 GB/s	Latency 78.7 51% 78.7 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 85.8% 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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,795x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,856x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,444x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,299x
RTX 3070Nvidia $488Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 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	1,928x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $55Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	756x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $293	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $175	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	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) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16