MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 117% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 117% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (70th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 30 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 88.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	129% 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	116% 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	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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.6 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20200609
Uptime	0.7 Days
Run Date	Nov 04 '21 at 07:17
Run Duration	202 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

PC Performing above expectations (70^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 7 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 4.15 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	88.4% Excellent	Memory 82.3 1-Core 128 2-Core 254 85% 155 Pts	4-Core 507 8-Core 889 84% 698 Pts	64-Core 1,383 86% 1,383 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 88.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 6696) CLim: 1999 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 496.13 Performing above expectations (80^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Lighting 178 Reflection 185 Parallax 181 145% 182 fps	MRender 136 Gravity 180 Splatting 125 119% 147 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Sabrent Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 256GB-$30 11,181 User benchmarks, average bench 152% 99GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT343.1 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 233 265 154 257 248 MB/s Performing way below expectations (20^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 717 Write 746 Mixed 403 SusWrite 250 118% 529 MB/s	4K Read 35.3 4K Write 112 4K Mixed 40.2 164% 62.6 MB/s	DQ Read 437 DQ Write 565 DQ Mixed 368 315% 457 MB/s
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 223%
WDC WDBNCE0010PNC 1TB 21,221 User benchmarks, average bench 97% 483GB free Firmware: 415000RL SusWrite @10s intervals: 391 343 384 392 391 390 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	97.4% Outstanding	Read 494 Write 427 Mixed 397 SusWrite 382 96% 425 MB/s	4K Read 25.3 4K Write 83.4 4K Mixed 36.5 129% 48.4 MB/s	DQ Read 323 DQ Write 322 DQ Mixed 201 184% 282 MB/s
Poor: 70% ↑ This bench: 97.4% Great: 117%
Seagate Barracuda 3TB (2017)-$79 26,606 User benchmarks, average bench 65% 3.5TB free Firmware: 0001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 144 146 136 160 147 148 MB/s Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	71.5% Very good	Read 102 Write 70.2 Mixed 75.2 SusWrite 147 73% 98.7 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 0.5 4K Mixed 0 63% 0.6 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 71.5% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.12 1TB-$70 337,642 User benchmarks, average bench 54% 875GB free Firmware: CC46 SusWrite @10s intervals: 111 116 114 116 115 117 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	66.3% Good	Read 116 Write 112 Mixed 65.4 SusWrite 115 75% 102 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.3 4K Mixed 1 173% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 66.3% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	104% Outstanding	MC Read 43 MC Write 38.2 MC Mixed 32.6 108% 37.9 GB/s	SC Read 27.5 SC Write 37 SC Mixed 29.2 89% 31.2 GB/s	Latency 76.3 52% 76.3 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 104% Great: 110%

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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	7,771x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,756x
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	1,295x
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	524x

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 $269	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