MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 121% UFO	Desktop 109% UFO	Workstation 107% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (85th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 15 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 107%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
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	257% 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.

Very high background CPU (62%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

22 months ago, 18 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 16 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago, 15 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.2 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.6 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 02 '23 at 16:24
Run Duration	133 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	62%

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PC Performing way above expectations (85^th percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 5600X-$151 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	107% Outstanding	Memory 86.8 1-Core 180 2-Core 350 109% 206 Pts	4-Core 693 8-Core 910 102% 802 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 107% Great: 107%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia GTX 1080-$400 1,082,454 User benchmarks, average bench 102% MSI(1462 3362) CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 2652 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 527.56 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 143 Reflection 234 Parallax 143 117% 173 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 146 Splatting 128 107% 131 fps
Poor: 93% ↑ This bench: 111% Great: 110%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN750 NVMe PCIe M.2 500GB (2019)-$37 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 144GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 961 735 602 577 519 505 MB/s Performing above expectations (65^th percentile)	257% Outstanding	Read 2,020 Write 2,034 Mixed 1,749 SusWrite 650 362% 1,613 MB/s	4K Read 46.7 4K Write 157 4K Mixed 69.8 243% 91.2 MB/s	DQ Read 1,590 DQ Write 1,193 DQ Mixed 417 576% 1,066 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 257% Great: 297%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 130GB free Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 342 195 141 143 142 140 MB/s Performing above expectations (75^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Read 399 Write 261 Mixed 311 SusWrite 184 64% 289 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 93.6 4K Mixed 36.7 147% 54.6 MB/s	DQ Read 256 DQ Write 302 DQ Mixed 206 175% 254 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 94%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
G.SKILL Ripjaws V DDR4 3200 C14 2x8GB 8,117 User benchmarks, average bench 95% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3600 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	119% Outstanding	MC Read 60 MC Write 27 MC Mixed 46.3 127% 44.4 GB/s	SC Read 29.9 SC Write 25.5 SC Mixed 38.8 90% 31.4 GB/s	Latency 70.6 57% 70.6 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 119% Great: 120%

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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 $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,765x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,752x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,849x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,290x
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 $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,919x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	976x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $543

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $295	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $179	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) $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