MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 88% Aircraft carrier	Desktop 81% Aircraft carrier	Workstation 87% Aircraft carrier


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 85.6%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	105% 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.
Memory	32GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's far more than any current game requires. 32GB will also allow for large file and system caches, virtual machine hosting, software development, video editing and batch multimedia processing.
OS Version	Windows 11 is the most recent version of Windows.

High background CPU (26%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	24.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.7 GHz
Display	2560 x 1440 - 32 Bit barev
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220723
Uptime	0.3 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '23 at 18:55
Run Duration	136 Seconds
Run User	CZE-User
Background CPU	26%

PC Performing as expected (56^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 3700X-$205 635,419 User benchmarks, average bench 86% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	85.6% Excellent	Memory 74.2 1-Core 136 2-Core 210 79% 140 Pts	4-Core 520 8-Core 769 80% 645 Pts	64-Core 1,378 85% 1,378 Pts
Poor: 76% ↑ This bench: 85.6% Great: 94%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-$270 447,556 User benchmarks, average bench 100% Nvidia(10DE 1522) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2250 MHz, MLim: 4150 MHz, Ram: 12GB, Driver: 528.24 Performing way above expectations (95^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Lighting 139 Reflection 168 Parallax 137 113% 148 fps	MRender 148 Gravity 111 Splatting 92 93% 117 fps
Poor: 90% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 106%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Viper M.2 VPN100 256GB 1,988 User benchmarks, average bench 156% 46GB free (System drive) Firmware: ECFM32.1 Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 935 Write 899 Mixed 366 162% 733 MB/s	4K Read 33.4 4K Write 145 4K Mixed 37.2 175% 71.8 MB/s	DQ Read 430 DQ Write 291 DQ Mixed 330 254% 350 MB/s
Poor: 98% Great: 212%
Toshiba P300 2TB-$61 100,891 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 821GB free Firmware: MX4OACF0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 137 134 138 129 135 133 MB/s Performing below expectations (37^th percentile)	83.2% Excellent	Read 155 Write 149 Mixed 46.2 SusWrite 134 88% 121 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 2.2 4K Mixed 0.5 142% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 58% ↑ This bench: 83.2% Great: 108%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$35 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 771GB free Firmware: 03.01A03 SusWrite @10s intervals: 171 170 170 163 173 163 MB/s Performing above expectations (79^th percentile)	98.4% Outstanding	Read 174 Write 172 Mixed 108 SusWrite 169 114% 156 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.9 4K Mixed 1.2 241% 1.8 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 98.4% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2666 C16 2x16GB 17,710 User benchmarks, average bench 84% 2 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2667 MHz Performing below potential (15^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	75.1% Very good	MC Read 31.7 MC Write 19.6 MC Mixed 31.5 79% 27.6 GB/s	SC Read 21.5 SC Write 18.2 SC Mixed 21 58% 20.2 GB/s	Latency 91.9 44% 91.9 ns
Poor: 51% ↑ This bench: 75.1% Great: 97%

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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	1,114x

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