MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 115% UFO	Desktop 90% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 110% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (52nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 48 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 87.2%, 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	193% 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.

Sub-optimal background CPU (18%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	11.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20190917
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 22 '22 at 09:54
Run Duration	192 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	18%

PC Performing as expected (52^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 3600X-$210 294,959 User benchmarks, average bench 84% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 4.25 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	87.2% Excellent	Memory 69.2 1-Core 145 2-Core 288 89% 168 Pts	4-Core 564 8-Core 894 90% 729 Pts	64-Core 1,139 70% 1,139 Pts
Poor: 74% ↑ This bench: 87.2% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-Ti-$485 840,268 User benchmarks, average bench 124% MSI(1462 3607) ≥ 4GB CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2752 MHz, Ram: 11GB, Driver: 511.23 Performing way above expectations (96^th percentile)	133% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 190 Parallax 187 149% 187 fps	MRender 139 Gravity 191 Splatting 131 124% 154 fps
Poor: 109% ↑ This bench: 133% Great: 133%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB-$43 165,668 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 338GB free (System drive) Firmware: 3B7QCXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 810 619 615 610 602 608 MB/s Performing below expectations (23^rd percentile)	193% Outstanding	Read 1,960 Write 1,661 Mixed 703 SusWrite 644 276% 1,242 MB/s	4K Read 41.7 4K Write 93.9 4K Mixed 53 181% 62.9 MB/s	DQ Read 450 DQ Write 404 DQ Mixed 332 275% 395 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 193% Great: 254%
WD WD20EFAX-68FB5N0 2TB 495 User benchmarks, average bench 69% 788GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 172 171 173 169 170 169 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 28% Great: 101%
WD Red 2TB (2012)-$82 64,359 User benchmarks, average bench 66% 900GB free Firmware: 82.00A82 SusWrite @10s intervals: 115 118 117 120 119 118 MB/s Performing above expectations (68^th percentile)	73.3% Very good	Read 138 Write 127 Mixed 73.6 SusWrite 118 84% 114 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.5 4K Mixed 1 195% 1.47 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 73.3% Great: 86%
WD Purple Surveillance 3TB (2017)-$81 3,058 User benchmarks, average bench 77% 2TB free Firmware: 80.00A80 SusWrite @10s intervals: 133 137 139 138 138 138 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	75.5% Very good	Read 126 Write 21.4 Mixed 74.9 SusWrite 137 66% 89.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.6 4K Mixed 1 188% 1.43 MB/s
Poor: 45% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 110%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 408GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 157 158 162 161 158 163 MB/s Performing as expected (45^th percentile)	91.9% Outstanding	Read 161 Write 130 Mixed 74.4 SusWrite 160 96% 131 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 148% 1.03 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 91.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3600 C16 2x8GB-$96 4,081 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 2133 MHz clocked @ 1067 MHz Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - Ensure that the top XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	66.8% Good	MC Read 28.7 MC Write 17.9 MC Mixed 26.2 69% 24.3 GB/s	SC Read 17.9 SC Write 17.1 SC Mixed 22.8 55% 19.3 GB/s	Latency 103 39% 103 ns
Poor: 67% ↑ This bench: 66.8% Great: 128%

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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%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,768x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
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	1,291x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

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 $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	523x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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