MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 176% UFO	Desktop 101% UFO	Workstation 174% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 98.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is excellent.
Graphics	185% is a record breaking 3D score, it's almost off the scale. This GPU can handle all 3D games at very high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	184% 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 (16%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

24 months ago, 24 months ago, 24 months ago, 18 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	7.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220111
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Nov 09 '22 at 21:55
Run Duration	174 Seconds
Run User	GBR-User
Background CPU	16%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 5800X-$175 128,080 User benchmarks, average bench 98% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.8 GHz, turbo 4.65 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (66^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Memory 75.4 1-Core 180 2-Core 354 106% 203 Pts	4-Core 650 8-Core 992 102% 821 Pts	64-Core 1,533 95% 1,533 Pts
Poor: 86% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 112%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3080-$910 424,051 User benchmarks, average bench 187% Gigabyte(1458 404B) CLim: 2205 MHz, MLim: 4800 MHz, Ram: 10GB, Driver: 526.47 Performing below potential (35^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	185% Outstanding	Lighting 265 Reflection 239 Parallax 294 216% 266 fps	MRender 300 Gravity 232 Splatting 173 185% 235 fps
Poor: 163% ↑ This bench: 185% Great: 202%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Crucial P2 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$75 52,084 User benchmarks, average bench 200% 596GB free (System drive) Firmware: P2CR031 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1093 179 172 165 112 153 MB/s Performing below expectations (40^th percentile)	184% Outstanding	Read 1,179 Write 1,674 Mixed 1,243 SusWrite 312 248% 1,102 MB/s	4K Read 51.3 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 74.2 263% 98.4 MB/s	DQ Read 706 DQ Write 928 DQ Mixed 877 645% 837 MB/s
Poor: 84% ↑ This bench: 184% Great: 299%
Samsung 870 QVO 2TB-$145 41,734 User benchmarks, average bench 102% 964GB free Firmware: SVQ02B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 485 483 487 490 487 486 MB/s Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	127% Outstanding	Read 510 Write 483 Mixed 447 SusWrite 486 109% 482 MB/s	4K Read 38.5 4K Write 114 4K Mixed 57.5 192% 69.9 MB/s	DQ Read 389 DQ Write 363 DQ Mixed 370 279% 374 MB/s
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 127% Great: 128%
Samsung Spinpoint F3 1TB-$83 138,859 User benchmarks, average bench 59% 854GB free Firmware: 1AJ10001 SusWrite @10s intervals: 132 131 129 131 131 130 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	75% Very good	Read 130 Write 43.3 Mixed 71.4 SusWrite 131 69% 93.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.8 4K Mixed 1.2 223% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 75% Great: 75%
WD WD5000AVCS-6 500GB 9,720 User benchmarks, average bench 39% 158GB free Firmware: 01.00A01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 70 73 73 74 73 74 MB/s Performing as expected (51^st percentile)	40% Average	Read 66.6 Write 70.8 Mixed 50.2 SusWrite 72.9 48% 65.1 MB/s	4K Read 0.4 4K Write 1 4K Mixed 0.6 102% 0.67 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 40% Great: 51%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 2TB-$50 815,515 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 986GB free Firmware: CC25 SusWrite @10s intervals: 161 168 167 168 168 169 MB/s Performing as expected (48^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Read 147 Write 141 Mixed 81 SusWrite 167 98% 134 MB/s	4K Read 0.6 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.8 144% 1 MB/s
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 114%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB-$56 346,786 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (10^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	63.7% Good	MC Read 27.1 MC Write 16 MC Mixed 24.2 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 21.9 SC Write 15.7 SC Mixed 24.4 59% 20.7 GB/s	Latency 89.5 45% 89.5 ns
Poor: 62% ↑ This bench: 63.7% Great: 110%

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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	7,779x
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	1,441x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,296x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,117x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	652x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $130Bench 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	1,924x
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: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $254	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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) $64	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16