MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 113% UFO	Desktop 86% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 128% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (45th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 55 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With a good single core score, this CPU can easily handle the majority of general computing tasks. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 78.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	142% 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	297% 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	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	26.7 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220723
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Sep 25 '22 at 23:17
Run Duration	245 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	3%

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PC Performing as expected (45^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 9 3900X-$395 197,342 User benchmarks, average bench 88% AM4, 1 CPU, 12 cores, 24 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 3.55 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (5^th percentile)	78.6% Very good	Memory 67.5 1-Core 122 2-Core 244 78% 145 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 924 83% 702 Pts	64-Core 1,817 112% 1,817 Pts
Poor: 80% ↑ This bench: 78.6% Great: 97%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 3755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (19^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	142% Outstanding	Lighting 203 Reflection 245 Parallax 168 166% 205 fps	MRender 189 Gravity 148 Splatting 132 125% 156 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 142% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$158 331,647 User benchmarks, average bench 297% 779GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXE7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1371 1086 1074 1053 1013 1008 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	297% Outstanding	Read 2,503 Write 2,354 Mixed 1,709 SusWrite 1101 429% 1,917 MB/s	4K Read 62.4 4K Write 148 4K Mixed 84.7 282% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,091 DQ Write 818 DQ Mixed 951 712% 953 MB/s
Poor: 214% ↑ This bench: 297% Great: 372%
Samsung 850 Evo 250GB-$100 951,591 User benchmarks, average bench 103% 233GB free Firmware: EMT02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 420 311 311 309 310 310 MB/s Performing way above expectations (86^th percentile)	118% Outstanding	Read 502 Write 488 Mixed 410 SusWrite 328 97% 432 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 58.2 196% 68.7 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 362 DQ Mixed 366 277% 371 MB/s
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 118% Great: 124%
PNY CS1311 240GB-$78 26,547 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 223GB free Firmware: CS131122 SusWrite @10s intervals: 472 127 176 174 176 176 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	90.6% Outstanding	Read 509 Write 493 Mixed 393 SusWrite 217 90% 403 MB/s	4K Read 29.7 4K Write 76.8 4K Mixed 38 134% 48.2 MB/s	DQ Read 326 DQ Write 370 DQ Mixed 206 195% 301 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 90.6% Great: 97%
WD WD4005FZBX-00K5WB0 4TB 14,138 User benchmarks, average bench 112% 2.5TB free Firmware: 01.01A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 227 210 225 211 224 215 MB/s Relative performance n/a - RAM cached drive detected
Poor: 76% Great: 136%
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016)-$51 462,780 User benchmarks, average bench 92% 1TB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 164 168 170 171 162 171 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	93% Outstanding	Read 157 Write 130 Mixed 86 SusWrite 168 99% 135 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.7 137% 1 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 93% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x16GB-$114 144,399 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	75.5% Very good	MC Read 29.4 MC Write 26.7 MC Mixed 27.4 80% 27.8 GB/s	SC Read 20.4 SC Write 16.6 SC Mixed 26.3 60% 21.1 GB/s	Latency 108 37% 108 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 75.5% Great: 114%

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Gaming 98%

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Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

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

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,768x
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