MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 124% UFO	Desktop 112% UFO	Workstation 108% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing way above expectations (95th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 5 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 109%, 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	285% 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 (14%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

15 months ago, 11 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago, 8 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	13.1 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.7 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20210927
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 19:36
Run Duration	191 Seconds
Run User	EST-User
Background CPU	14%

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PC Performing way above expectations (95^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-$130 383,420 User benchmarks, average bench 96% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 6 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4.8 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (99^th percentile)	109% Outstanding	Memory 90.1 1-Core 180 2-Core 351 110% 207 Pts	4-Core 703 8-Core 922 103% 812 Pts	64-Core 973 60% 973 Pts
Poor: 83% ↑ This bench: 109% 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: 528.02 Performing way above expectations (97^th percentile)	111% Outstanding	Lighting 144 Reflection 234 Parallax 156 117% 178 fps	MRender 120 Gravity 146 Splatting 128 108% 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)-$35 109,999 User benchmarks, average bench 244% 136GB free (System drive) Firmware: 111110WD Max speed: PCIe 5,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1288 854 936 968 966 892 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	285% Outstanding	Read 1,991 Write 2,270 Mixed 1760 SusWrite 984 394% 1,751 MB/s	4K Read 49 4K Write 170 4K Mixed 74.6 260% 98 MB/s	DQ Read 1,670 DQ Write 1,263 DQ Mixed 1,432 1,080% 1,455 MB/s
Poor: 168% ↑ This bench: 285% Great: 297%
Patriot Burst 240GB 26,886 User benchmarks, average bench 73% 130GB free Firmware: SBFM11.2 SusWrite @10s intervals: 349 215 140 142 143 142 MB/s Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	95% Outstanding	Read 465 Write 449 Mixed 356 SusWrite 189 82% 365 MB/s	4K Read 37.1 4K Write 104 4K Mixed 41.8 165% 61.1 MB/s	DQ Read 304 DQ Write 349 DQ Mixed 226 198% 293 MB/s
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 95% 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 @ 3733 MHz Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	117% Outstanding	MC Read 56.9 MC Write 28 MC Mixed 45.1 124% 43.3 GB/s	SC Read 29.8 SC Write 27 SC Mixed 38.8 91% 31.9 GB/s	Latency 67.1 60% 67.1 ns
Poor: 68% ↑ This bench: 117% Great: 120%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds.

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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 $93Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,055x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $210Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,491x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,676x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $378Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,287x
RX 5700-XTAMD $289Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,161x
GTX 1660S (Super)Nvidia $205Bench 71%, 428,800 samples	1,003x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $50Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	592x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	492x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $49Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	465x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,772x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $60Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	887x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	679x

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Value: 82% - Excellent

Total price: $696

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $310	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $30
Intel Core i5-12600K $215	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $397	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $60
Intel Core i5-12400F $140	Nvidia RTX 4070-Ti $800	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $50

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $40	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $30	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $43	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $56	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $381	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16