MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 126% UFO	Desktop 85% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 125% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing below expectations (29th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 71 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components. Use the charts in the benchmark sections of this report to identify problem areas.
Processor	With a brilliant single core score, this CPU is the business: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle moderate workstation, and even light server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 79.7%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is good.
Graphics	161% 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	147% 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	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	7.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0.2 Days
Run Date	Jan 07 '23 at 20:11
Run Duration	196 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	7%

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PC Performing below expectations (29^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 3800X-$295 141,122 User benchmarks, average bench 87% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.9 GHz, turbo 4.2 GHz (avg) Performing way below expectations (10^th percentile)	79.7% Very good	Memory 68.9 1-Core 142 2-Core 244 83% 152 Pts	4-Core 486 8-Core 796 78% 640 Pts	64-Core 1,237 77% 1,237 Pts
Poor: 78% ↑ This bench: 79.7% Great: 96%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 6800-XT-$650 20,197 User benchmarks, average bench 171% XFX(1EAE 6701) ≥ 4GB Ram: 16GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (4^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	161% Outstanding	Lighting 190 Reflection 226 Parallax 359 155% 258 fps	MRender 349 Gravity 157 Splatting 293 219% 266 fps
Poor: 165% ↑ This bench: 161% Great: 178%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Digifast ACE Series 256GB 18 User benchmarks, average bench 179% 91GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM22.6 SusWrite @10s intervals: 497 223 186 192 181 199 MB/s Performing way below expectations (6^th percentile)	147% Outstanding	Read 985 Write 1,176 Mixed 988 SusWrite 246 191% 849 MB/s	4K Read 47.7 4K Write 123 4K Mixed 62.8 218% 77.9 MB/s	DQ Read 679 DQ Write 423 DQ Mixed 221 253% 441 MB/s
Poor: 153% ↑ This bench: 147% Great: 211%
Crucial MX500 500GB-$46 237,241 User benchmarks, average bench 106% 5GB free Firmware: M3CR023 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 449 Write 415 Mixed 402 94% 422 MB/s	4K Read 34.8 4K Write 86.2 4K Mixed 47 159% 56 MB/s	DQ Read 390 DQ Write 365 DQ Mixed 297 245% 351 MB/s
Poor: 78% Great: 125%
Samsung 980 NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$94 262,559 User benchmarks, average bench 251% 74GB free Firmware: 1B4QFXO7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 1,600 Write 1,934 Mixed 1,621 385% 1,718 MB/s	4K Read 50.8 4K Write 109 4K Mixed 67 220% 75.5 MB/s	DQ Read 1,023 DQ Write 794 DQ Mixed 890 671% 902 MB/s
Poor: 149% Great: 365%
WD Blue 640GB (2008)-$33 94,563 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 90GB free Firmware: 01.03B01 SusWrite @10s intervals: 89 88 87 85 86 88 MB/s Performing as expected (49^th percentile)	50.1% Above average	Read 87.3 Write 88.7 Mixed 59.3 SusWrite 86.9 59% 80.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 1 183% 1.33 MB/s
Poor: 31% ↑ This bench: 50.1% Great: 62%
WD Black 1TB (2010)-$49 257,835 User benchmarks, average bench 57% 57GB free Firmware: 05.01D05 SusWrite @10s intervals: 87 87 87 86 86 85 MB/s Performing as expected (46^th percentile)	54.9% Above average	Read 105 Write 101 Mixed 98.8 SusWrite 86.3 73% 97.7 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 1 189% 1.37 MB/s
Poor: 35% ↑ This bench: 54.9% Great: 76%
Seagate FireCuda 2.5" 2TB-$75 71,106 User benchmarks, average bench 46% 1.5TB free Firmware: 0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 88 117 116 113 115 115 MB/s Performing way above expectations (87^th percentile)	60.5% Good	Read 100 Write 127 Mixed 23.2 SusWrite 111 65% 90.1 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.2 4K Mixed 0.9 168% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 23% ↑ This bench: 60.5% Great: 68%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3600 C18 2x8GB-$50 87,344 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing way below expectations (3^rd percentile)	60.7% Good	MC Read 24.9 MC Write 17.7 MC Mixed 24.6 64% 22.4 GB/s	SC Read 12.1 SC Write 14.5 SC Mixed 19.6 44% 15.4 GB/s	Latency 104 38% 104 ns
Poor: 64% ↑ This bench: 60.7% 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 $82Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,759x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,749x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,846x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,436x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,289x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,112x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	650x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $129Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	530x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $74Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	522x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,916x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $63Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	975x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

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Value: 112% - Outstanding

Total price: $542

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $279	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	Crucial MX500 250GB $40
Intel Core i5-12400F $134	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $184	Nvidia RTX 4070 $409	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) $35	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