MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 120% UFO	Desktop 96% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 113% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (84th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 16 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 87%, 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	87.7% 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	13.6 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	Nov 29 '21 at 10:55
Run Duration	232 Seconds
Run User	ROU-User
Background CPU	10%

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PC Performing above expectations (84^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-$85 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)	87% Excellent	Memory 81.8 1-Core 141 2-Core 276 90% 166 Pts	4-Core 496 8-Core 824 80% 660 Pts	64-Core 1,083 67% 1,083 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2080-$407 316,424 User benchmarks, average bench 124% EVGA(3842 2287) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2190 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 496.49 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	135% Outstanding	Lighting 186 Reflection 181 Parallax 185 152% 184 fps	MRender 193 Gravity 160 Splatting 134 130% 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% 94GB free (System drive) Firmware: P0705AB SusWrite @10s intervals: 121 58 59 81 54 54 MB/s Performing above expectations (82^nd percentile)	87.7% Excellent	Read 504 Write 55.5 Mixed 411 SusWrite 71.3 57% 260 MB/s	4K Read 32.2 4K Write 92.5 4K Mixed 45.8 156% 56.8 MB/s	DQ Read 310 DQ Write 341 DQ Mixed 222 196% 291 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 87.7% Great: 92%
Kingston SA400S37960G 960GB 56,609 User benchmarks, average bench 70% 555GB free Firmware: SBFKJ1A3 SusWrite @10s intervals: 404 468 456 465 443 443 MB/s Performing way above expectations (90^th percentile)	97.1% Outstanding	Read 192 Write 91.8 Mixed 235 SusWrite 446 55% 241 MB/s	4K Read 34.6 4K Write 89.3 4K Mixed 44.6 157% 56.2 MB/s	DQ Read 264 DQ Write 346 DQ Mixed 222 190% 277 MB/s
Poor: 41% ↑ This bench: 97.1% Great: 102%
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 367,854 User benchmarks, average bench 276% 200GB free Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 2242 867 867 864 867 865 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	326% Outstanding	Read 2,654 Write 2,478 Mixed 1,932 SusWrite 1,095 457% 2040 MB/s	4K Read 69.8 4K Write 180 4K Mixed 96.4 325% 115 MB/s	DQ Read 1,302 DQ Write 1,028 DQ Mixed 1,148 864% 1,159 MB/s
Poor: 178% ↑ This bench: 326% 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)	88.2% Excellent	MC Read 35.8 MC Write 24 MC Mixed 35 90% 31.6 GB/s	SC Read 26.4 SC Write 21.8 SC Mixed 34.4 79% 27.5 GB/s	Latency 77.3 52% 77.3 ns
Poor: 54% ↑ This bench: 88.2% 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 $85Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,756x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,845x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,111x

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 $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 111% - Outstanding

Total price: $545

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $186	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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