MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 68% Battle cruiser	Desktop 92% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 66% Battle cruiser


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (60th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 40 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 89.9%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	69.2% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	108% is a very good SSD score. This drive is suitable for moderate workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and ensure minimum IO wait times.
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 (12%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

2 years ago, 2 years ago, 17 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.3 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210512
Uptime	0.9 Days
Run Date	Dec 15 '22 at 12:30
Run Duration	215 Seconds
Run User	CAN-User
Background CPU	12%

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PC Performing as expected (60^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	89.9% Excellent	Memory 90.5 1-Core 121 2-Core 248 86% 153 Pts	4-Core 480 8-Core 798 78% 639 Pts	64-Core 1,266 78% 1,266 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 89.9% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1070-$132 1,459,281 User benchmarks, average bench 80% Gigabyte(1458 3703) CLim: 1961 MHz, MLim: 2002 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (3^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	69.2% Good	Lighting 85.1 Reflection 106 Parallax 96.2 69% 95.6 fps	MRender 91.7 Gravity 77.9 Splatting 83.9 69% 84.5 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 69.2% Great: 88%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Nvme Rocket NVMe PCIe M.2 512GB-$45 23,539 User benchmarks, average bench 187% 181GB free (System drive) Firmware: RKT303.3 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 657 549 381 480 430 436 MB/s Performing way below expectations (8^th percentile)	108% Outstanding	Read 234 Write 1,628 Mixed 280 SusWrite 489 151% 658 MB/s	4K Read 25.4 4K Write 117 4K Mixed 42.2 154% 61.4 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 564 DQ Mixed 826 526% 591 MB/s
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 277%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 78GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 462 471 401 316 315 315 MB/s Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 482 Mixed 440 SusWrite 380 102% 453 MB/s	4K Read 43.7 4K Write 95.8 4K Mixed 57.6 191% 65.7 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 364 DQ Mixed 373 281% 376 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 128%
Samsung 860 Evo 250GB-$52 296,814 User benchmarks, average bench 104% 95GB free Firmware: RVT03B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 415 298 302 301 300 301 MB/s Performing above expectations (77^th percentile)	116% Outstanding	Read 508 Write 481 Mixed 460 SusWrite 319 99% 442 MB/s	4K Read 43.8 4K Write 95.9 4K Mixed 58.4 192% 66 MB/s	DQ Read 386 DQ Write 360 DQ Mixed 369 278% 372 MB/s
Poor: 75% ↑ This bench: 116% Great: 128%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB 24,428 User benchmarks, average bench 93% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	110% Outstanding	MC Read 46.6 MC Write 39.1 MC Mixed 34.7 115% 40.1 GB/s	SC Read 22.8 SC Write 43.1 SC Mixed 30.6 92% 32.2 GB/s	Latency 66.5 60% 66.5 ns
Poor: 72% ↑ This bench: 110% Great: 119%

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Gaming 98%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,809x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,862x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,450x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	758x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $280	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $160	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $29

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16