MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results

Benchmarks - missing SSD
Gaming 152% UFO	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 146% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (49th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 51 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
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 intensive workstation, and even full-fledged server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 105%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	149% 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.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	21.9 GB free of 32 GB @ 3.2 GHz
Display	3440 x 1440 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 11
BIOS Date	20220723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Mar 31 '23 at 23:23
Run Duration	210 Seconds
Run User	IRL-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (49^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 5800X3D-$320 20,824 User benchmarks, average bench 104% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.4 GHz, turbo 4.25 GHz (avg) Performing as expected (58^th percentile)	105% Outstanding	Memory 95.3 1-Core 162 2-Core 317 104% 191 Pts	4-Core 614 8-Core 1,052 101% 833 Pts	64-Core 1,393 86% 1,393 Pts
Poor: 92% ↑ This bench: 105% Great: 111%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3070-$400 619,642 User benchmarks, average bench 148% Zotac(19DA 8617) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 531.41 Performing below potential (52^nd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	149% Outstanding	Lighting 217 Reflection 207 Parallax 217 177% 214 fps	MRender 198 Gravity 151 Splatting 134 129% 161 fps
Poor: 135% ↑ This bench: 149% Great: 158%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
WD Black SN850X NVMe PCIe M.2 1TB-$95 23,469 User benchmarks, average bench 437% 81GB free (System drive) Firmware: 620281WD Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s Relative performance n/a - sequential test incomplete		Read 2,285 Write 2,266 Mixed 2,139 498% 2,230 MB/s	4K Read 57.6 4K Write 131 4K Mixed 71 247% 86.4 MB/s	DQ Read 1,228 DQ Write 840 DQ Mixed 993 752% 1,020 MB/s
Poor: 251% Great: 598%
Microsoft Storage Space Device 2TB 35,039 User benchmarks, average bench 81% 795GB free Firmware: 0.1 SusWrite @10s intervals: 44 66 118 124 134 130 MB/s Performing below expectations (28^th percentile)	69.9% Good	Read 140 Write 130 Mixed 28.3 SusWrite 103 73% 100 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 2.3 4K Mixed 0.6 147% 1.27 MB/s
Poor: 34% ↑ This bench: 69.9% Great: 109%
Seagate Portable 5TB 3,819 User benchmarks, average bench 50% 1TB free Firmware: 0712 SusWrite @10s intervals: 123 108 76 77 77 77 MB/s Performing as expected (47^th percentile)	52.9% Above average	Read 93.9 Write 128 Mixed 40.6 SusWrite 89.6 64% 87.9 MB/s	4K Read 0.7 4K Write 3.6 4K Mixed 0.6 162% 1.63 MB/s
Poor: 20% ↑ This bench: 52.9% Great: 67%
StoreJet Transcend 2TB 4,473 User benchmarks, average bench 31% 246GB free, PID 5106 Operating at USB 2.1 Speed SusWrite @10s intervals: 37 38 38 38 39 39 MB/s Performing way below expectations (19^th percentile)	17.8% Very poor	Read 33.9 Write 35.3 Mixed 23.9 SusWrite 38.1 45% 32.8 MB/s	4K Read 1.1 4K Write 1.4 4K Mixed 0.8 79% 1.1 MB/s
Poor: 13% ↑ This bench: 17.8% Great: 52%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown TEAMGROUP-UD4-3200 4x8GB 16,526 User benchmarks, average bench 89% 4 of 4 slots used 32GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 3200 MHz Performing way above expectations (93^rd percentile)	108% Outstanding	MC Read 51.8 MC Write 23.9 MC Mixed 41.2 111% 39 GB/s	SC Read 32.1 SC Write 23.6 SC Mixed 37.5 89% 31.1 GB/s	Latency 56.3 71% 56.3 ns
Poor: 69% ↑ This bench: 108% Great: 109%

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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	7,767x
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	1,291x
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 $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

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Value: 110% - Outstanding

Total price: $548

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $300	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