MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 7% Tree trunk	Desktop 69% Battle cruiser	Workstation 7% Tree trunk


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (74th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 26 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 moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 81.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	3.34% is too low to play 3D games or use CAD packages. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	65% is a good SSD score. This drive enables fast boots, responsive applications and ensures minimum system IO wait times.
Memory	8GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's sufficient for the vast majority of games. 8GB is also enough for moderate file and system caches which result in a very responsive system.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

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	5.4 GB free of 8 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Dec 07 '21 at 17:52
Run Duration	183 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	2%

PC Performing above expectations (74^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 2600X-$189 142,983 User benchmarks, average bench 74% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 3.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (88^th percentile)	81.9% Excellent	Memory 75.4 1-Core 107 2-Core 240 76% 141 Pts	4-Core 475 8-Core 721 74% 598 Pts	64-Core 920 57% 920 Pts
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 81.9% Great: 86%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GeForce GT 710 187,161 User benchmarks, average bench 3% MSI(1462 8C93) 1GB CLim: 954 MHz, MLim: 400 MHz, Ram: 1GB, Driver: 456.71 Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	3.34% Terrible	Lighting 3.9 Reflection 3.8 Parallax 3.8 3% 3.83 fps	MRender 4 Gravity 4 Splatting 5.1 4% 4.37 fps
Poor: 3% ↑ This bench: 3.34% Great: 4%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 74GB free (System drive) Firmware: SBFK71E0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 211 24 51 54 42 14 MB/s Performing above expectations (63^rd percentile)	65% Good	Read 383 Write 187 Mixed 270 SusWrite 66 50% 227 MB/s	4K Read 28.6 4K Write 80.1 4K Mixed 23.8 116% 44.2 MB/s	DQ Read 161 DQ Write 338 DQ Mixed 137 136% 212 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 65% Great: 85%
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016)-$39 1,120,098 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 931GB free Firmware: CC43 SusWrite @10s intervals: 202 206 202 203 204 206 MB/s Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	Read 204 Write 165 Mixed 71 SusWrite 204 117% 161 MB/s	4K Read 1 4K Write 1.7 4K Mixed 0.8 162% 1.17 MB/s
Poor: 60% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 113%
WD WD800BEVS-22RST0 80GB 1,255 User benchmarks, average bench 18% 74GB free Firmware: 04.01G04 SusWrite @10s intervals: 47 47 47 47 47 47 MB/s Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	27.3% Poor	Read 47.8 Write 45.6 Mixed 29.8 SusWrite 47 31% 42.5 MB/s	4K Read 0.5 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 123% 1 MB/s
Poor: 7% ↑ This bench: 27.3% Great: 27%
WD WD5000AVDS-63U7B1 500GB 24,608 User benchmarks, average bench 38% 466GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 91 91 92 91 91 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	51.6% Above average	Read 88.6 Write 89 Mixed 64.3 SusWrite 91.3 61% 83.3 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 0.9 4K Mixed 0.5 97% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 51.6% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
HyperX Fury DDR4 2133 C14 1x8GB-$25 15,315 User benchmarks, average bench 40% 1 of 4 slots used 8GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (28^th percentile) - ensure that an XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	38% Below average	MC Read 13.6 MC Write 10.8 MC Mixed 12 35% 12.1 GB/s	SC Read 15.4 SC Write 15.4 SC Mixed 15.2 44% 15.3 GB/s	Latency 89.5 45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 38% Great: 44%

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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	7,806x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,861x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $120	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $168	Nvidia RTX 4070 $490	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	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) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16