MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing CPU
Gaming 0% Incomplete	Desktop 0% Incomplete	Workstation 0% Incomplete


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (82nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 18 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Graphics	163% 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	187% 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.

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Run History

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	12.8 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20201208
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Oct 02 '22 at 19:32
Run Duration	153 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	28%

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PC Performing above expectations (82^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 4.5 GHz Relative performance n/a - benchmarks incomplete		Memory 82.6 83% 82.6 Pts
Poor: 74% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$500 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% EVGA(3842 4755) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2265 MHz, MLim: 4000 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	163% Outstanding	Lighting 245 Reflection 278 Parallax 202 200% 242 fps	MRender 213 Gravity 159 Splatting 141 136% 171 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 163% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Intel 660p NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$74 163,917 User benchmarks, average bench 191% 521GB free (System drive) Firmware: 002C Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 817 101 174 109 103 106 MB/s Performing as expected (55^th percentile)	187% Outstanding	Read 1,467 Write 1,527 Mixed 1,073 SusWrite 235 240% 1,076 MB/s	4K Read 54.8 4K Write 152 4K Mixed 74.1 258% 93.5 MB/s	DQ Read 642 DQ Write 902 DQ Mixed 264 342% 603 MB/s
Poor: 127% ↑ This bench: 187% Great: 255%
Kingston SSDNow UV400 240GB-$89 105,079 User benchmarks, average bench 71% 45GB free Firmware: 0C3G37R5 SusWrite @10s intervals: 344 136 108 106 101 91 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	86.3% Excellent	Read 463 Write 412 Mixed 340 SusWrite 148 76% 341 MB/s	4K Read 32.8 4K Write 84.5 4K Mixed 41.6 148% 53 MB/s	DQ Read 328 DQ Write 258 DQ Mixed 186 168% 257 MB/s
Poor: 49% ↑ This bench: 86.3% Great: 88%
Kingston A400 120GB-$28 166,392 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 61GB free Firmware: SBFK61K1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 218 66 66 68 66 68 MB/s Performing way above expectations (92^nd percentile)	81.1% Excellent	Read 488 Write 378 Mixed 342 SusWrite 92 72% 325 MB/s	4K Read 34.7 4K Write 92.7 4K Mixed 32.6 143% 53.3 MB/s	DQ Read 239 DQ Write 336 DQ Mixed 184 168% 253 MB/s
Poor: 33% ↑ This bench: 81.1% Great: 85%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair CMW16GX4M2D3600C18 2x8GB 48,405 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3666 MHz Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	96.9% Outstanding	MC Read 38 MC Write 27.7 MC Mixed 37.7 98% 34.5 GB/s	SC Read 29 SC Write 27.7 SC Mixed 39.7 92% 32.1 GB/s	Latency 75.9 53% 75.9 ns
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 96.9% Great: 121%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,784x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,761x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,853x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,442x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,298x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $79Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $139Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	526x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,925x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	978x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	754x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $290	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $163	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	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) $31	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $37	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $51	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16