MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02)

Performance Results


Gaming 114% UFO	Desktop 91% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 112% UFO


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (55th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 45 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 84.4%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is very good.
Graphics	131% 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	218% 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	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	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Sub-optimal background CPU (20%). High background CPU reduces benchmark accuracy. How to reduce background CPU.

Run History

11 months ago, 11 months ago.

System	Micro-Star MS-7C02
Motherboard	MSI B450 TOMAHAWK MAX (MS-7C02) (all builds)
Memory	27.4 GB free of 32 GB @ 2.9 GHz
Display	3840 x 2160 - 32 Bit colors
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20220723
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	May 25 '23 at 16:44
Run Duration	221 Seconds
Run User	USA-User
Background CPU	20%

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PC Performing as expected (55^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 2700X-$210 159,077 User benchmarks, average bench 76% AM4, 1 CPU, 8 cores, 16 threads Base clock 3.7 GHz, turbo 4 GHz (avg) Performing above expectations (85^th percentile)	84.4% Excellent	Memory 82.8 1-Core 124 2-Core 239 83% 149 Pts	4-Core 462 8-Core 797 76% 630 Pts	64-Core 1,263 78% 1,263 Pts
Poor: 61% ↑ This bench: 84.4% Great: 89%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
Nvidia RTX 3060-Ti-$340 442,467 User benchmarks, average bench 128% Nvidia(10DE 147A) ≥ 4GB CLim: 2100 MHz, MLim: 3500 MHz, Ram: 8GB, Driver: 516.94 Performing below potential (73^rd percentile) - GPU OC Guide	131% Outstanding	Lighting 183 Reflection 171 Parallax 179 149% 178 fps	MRender 186 Gravity 138 Splatting 117 117% 147 fps
Poor: 116% ↑ This bench: 131% Great: 136%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
CT1000P3SSD8 1TB 44,174 User benchmarks, average bench 268% 544GB free (System drive) Firmware: P9CR30A SusWrite @10s intervals: 1548 1991 68 486 66 69 MB/s Performing below expectations (32^nd percentile)	218% Outstanding	Read 1,763 Write 2,322 Mixed 1907 SusWrite 705 377% 1,674 MB/s	4K Read 48.9 4K Write 122 4K Mixed 65.7 223% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 960 DQ Write 614 DQ Mixed 836 610% 804 MB/s
Poor: 102% ↑ This bench: 218% Great: 394%
WDC WDS100T2B0A-00SM50 1TB 74,123 User benchmarks, average bench 98% 324GB free Firmware: 411030WD SusWrite @10s intervals: 470 476 477 479 479 479 MB/s Performing way above expectations (89^th percentile)	114% Outstanding	Read 481 Write 453 Mixed 392 SusWrite 477 102% 451 MB/s	4K Read 35.1 4K Write 88.4 4K Mixed 46.5 160% 56.7 MB/s	DQ Read 384 DQ Write 323 DQ Mixed 252 216% 320 MB/s
Poor: 65% ↑ This bench: 114% Great: 117%
Hitachi HMS5C4040BLE640 4TB 902 User benchmarks, average bench 61% 1TB free Firmware: MPAOA5D0 SusWrite @10s intervals: 69 69 71 71 69 54 MB/s Performing way below expectations (9^th percentile)	41.9% Average	Read 78.3 Write 81 Mixed 20 SusWrite 67.2 45% 61.6 MB/s	4K Read 0.9 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.6 139% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 37% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 73%
WD Blue 1TB (2012)-$32 3,105,054 User benchmarks, average bench 83% 335GB free Firmware: 02.01A02 SusWrite @10s intervals: 107 107 107 107 107 107 MB/s Performing way below expectations (15^th percentile)	64.6% Good	Read 118 Write 109 Mixed 60.6 SusWrite 107 72% 98.6 MB/s	4K Read 1.3 4K Write 2.4 4K Mixed 1.1 221% 1.6 MB/s
Poor: 52% ↑ This bench: 64.6% Great: 109%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Unknown CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVGB CMK16GX4M2B3200C16 F4-3200C16-8GVGB 32GB 37 User benchmarks, average bench 85% 2933, 2933, 2933, 2933 MHz 8192, 8192, 8192, 8192 MB Performing above expectations (83^rd percentile)	101% Outstanding	MC Read 38.8 MC Write 36.6 MC Mixed 33.9 104% 36.4 GB/s	SC Read 27.7 SC Write 35.3 SC Mixed 28.5 87% 30.5 GB/s	Latency 75.4 53% 75.4 ns
Poor: 66% ↑ This bench: 101% Great: 110%

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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 $84Bench 83%, 1,072,639 samples	7,806x
Ryzen 7 3700XAMD $206Bench 86%, 635,419 samples	2,764x
Ryzen 5 3600XAMD $210Bench 84%, 294,959 samples	1,860x

GPU
RTX 2070S (Super)Nvidia $210Bench 115%, 663,603 samples	1,449x
RX 5700-XTAMD $250Bench 98%, 254,908 samples	1,300x
RTX 3070Nvidia $500Bench 148%, 619,642 samples	1,120x

SSD
860 Evo 500GBSamsung $76Bench 105%, 762,998 samples	653x
860 Evo 1TBSamsung $140Bench 112%, 602,853 samples	531x
P1 3D NVMe PCIe M.2 1TBCrucial $73Bench 212%, 171,271 samples	528x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $39Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	1,931x
Vengeance RGB PRO DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $56Bench 85%, 346,786 samples	980x
HyperX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBKingstonBench 86%, 239,203 samples	757x

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Value: 113% - Outstanding

Total price: $539

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-13600K $273	Nvidia RTX 4060 $289	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $133	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4070 $515	Samsung 860 Evo 250GB $52

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $39	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $45	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16