MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 66% Battle cruiser	Desktop 93% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 61% Destroyer


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing above expectations (62nd percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 38 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 87.5%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	71.3% is a good 3D score. This GPU can handle the majority of recent games at high resolutions and ultra detail levels.
Boot Drive	238% 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.

Very high background CPU (45%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

14 months ago, 14 months ago, 14 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	10.7 GB free of 16 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20191107
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Feb 06 '23 at 19:38
Run Duration	125 Seconds
Run User	SRB-User
Background CPU	45%

Watch Gameplay: Vega-56 + 9600K How to compare your gameplay

PC Performing above expectations (62^nd percentile)

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

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
AMD Ryzen 5 3600-$83 1,072,639 User benchmarks, average bench 83% AM4, 1 CPU, 6 cores, 12 threads Base clock 3.6 GHz, turbo 4.05 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	87.5% Excellent	Memory 82.5 1-Core 136 2-Core 265 88% 161 Pts	4-Core 497 8-Core 813 80% 655 Pts	64-Core 998 62% 998 Pts
Poor: 73% ↑ This bench: 87.5% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX Vega-56-$170 92,053 User benchmarks, average bench 78% MSI(1462 3681) CLim: 1622 MHz, MLim: 800 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 22.11.2 Performing below potential (9^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	71.3% Very good	Lighting 89.6 Reflection 97.5 Parallax 139 73% 109 fps	MRender 81.7 Gravity 103 Splatting 69.8 68% 84.8 fps
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 71.3% Great: 85%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Transcend TS256GMTE220S 256GB 2,678 User benchmarks, average bench 213% 112GB free (System drive) Firmware: 42B4S8JA SusWrite @10s intervals: 445 259 199 261 264 261 MB/s Performing above expectations (71^st percentile)	238% Outstanding	Read 2,623 Write 1,195 Mixed 966 SusWrite 281 278% 1,266 MB/s	4K Read 51.4 4K Write 156 4K Mixed 80.3 263% 95.9 MB/s	DQ Read 750 DQ Write 773 DQ Mixed 469 433% 664 MB/s
Poor: 128% ↑ This bench: 238% Great: 279%
Seagate Barracuda 7200.14 3TB-$40 235,501 User benchmarks, average bench 88% 506GB free Firmware: CC26 SusWrite @10s intervals: 169 170 173 170 172 172 MB/s Performing as expected (56^th percentile)	92.8% Outstanding	Read 153 Write 128 Mixed 80.5 SusWrite 171 97% 133 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 1.6 4K Mixed 0.9 159% 1.07 MB/s
Poor: 56% ↑ This bench: 92.8% Great: 113%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Crucial BLS16G4D32AESB.M16FE 1x16GB 798 User benchmarks, average bench 52% 1 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (91^st percentile)	61.7% Good	MC Read 22 MC Write 20.4 MC Mixed 20.8 60% 21.1 GB/s	SC Read 20.7 SC Write 21.9 SC Mixed 22 62% 21.5 GB/s	Latency 76 53% 76 ns
Poor: 39% ↑ This bench: 61.7% Great: 64%

Take a copy of your results

System Memory Latency Ladder

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

Custom PC Builder (Explore upgrades for this PC) Build your perfect PC: compare component prices, popularity, speed and value for money

CHOOSE AN UPGRADE:

CPU

GPU

SSD

HDD

RAM

MBD

Typical B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) Builds (Compare 19,170 builds) See popular component choices, score breakdowns and rankings

Gaming 98%

Nuclear submarine

Desktop 87%

Aircraft carrier

Workstation 92%

Nuclear submarine

Motherboard: MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) - $130

CPU
Ryzen 5 3600AMD $83Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,770x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $205Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,753x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,850x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,439x
RX 5700-XTAMD $199Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,293x
RTX 3070Nvidia $400Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,114x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $80Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	651x
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 $45Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,920x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	977x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	751x

EDIT WITH CUSTOM PC BUILDER

Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

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 $177	Nvidia RTX 4070 $539	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $45	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