MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 106% UFO	Desktop 97% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (89th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 11 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. This PC is likely operated by a technical master!
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 93.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	111% 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	275% 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.

Run History

23 months ago, 23 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210203
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 23 '22 at 12:33
Run Duration	234 Seconds
Run User	FIN-User
Background CPU	18%

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PC Performing way above expectations (89^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.1 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	93.4% Outstanding	Memory 82.2 1-Core 139 2-Core 279 91% 167 Pts	4-Core 561 8-Core 992 94% 776 Pts	64-Core 1,474 91% 1,474 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 93.4% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 2070-$200 478,117 User benchmarks, average bench 104% Asus(1043 8670) CLim: 2175 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 512.77 Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 140 Reflection 118 Parallax 151 114% 137 fps	MRender 180 Gravity 134 Splatting 110 112% 142 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 112%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Kingston SA2000M8500G 500GB 87,883 User benchmarks, average bench 197% 358GB free (System drive) Firmware: S5Z42105 SusWrite @10s intervals: 950 1482 1622 1732 1352 648 MB/s Performing way above expectations (94^th percentile)	275% Outstanding	Read 1,638 Write 1,612 Mixed 1278 SusWrite 1,298 328% 1,456 MB/s	4K Read 63.5 4K Write 167 4K Mixed 87.7 297% 106 MB/s	DQ Read 743 DQ Write 982 DQ Mixed 360 412% 695 MB/s
Poor: 118% ↑ This bench: 275% Great: 277%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 217GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 298 325 324 326 326 327 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	123% Outstanding	Read 506 Write 480 Mixed 410 SusWrite 321 96% 429 MB/s	4K Read 46.8 4K Write 121 4K Mixed 62.9 216% 76.9 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 361 DQ Mixed 367 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 123% Great: 124%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 232GB free Firmware: RVT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 493 496 389 287 288 286 MB/s Performing way above expectations (98^th percentile)	129% Outstanding	Read 516 Write 495 Mixed 462 SusWrite 373 104% 461 MB/s	4K Read 49.5 4K Write 120 4K Mixed 64.8 222% 78 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 371 280% 374 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 129% Great: 128%
Hitachi HDT721010SLA360 1TB-$497 27,212 User benchmarks, average bench 48% 930GB free Firmware: ST6OA3AA SusWrite @10s intervals: 110 111 112 112 112 112 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	64.2% Good	Read 112 Write 111 Mixed 56.3 SusWrite 112 72% 97.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2 4K Mixed 0.9 166% 1.2 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 64.2% Great: 61%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB 239,203 User benchmarks, average bench 86% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing as expected (50^th percentile)	85.4% Excellent	MC Read 32.8 MC Write 23.8 MC Mixed 33.5 86% 30 GB/s	SC Read 26.5 SC Write 23.8 SC Mixed 36.4 83% 28.9 GB/s	Latency 76.6 52% 76.6 ns
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 85.4% Great: 111%

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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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,758x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

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 $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 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: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $275	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 $184	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